[Cialug] Gigabit Internet in Iowa

[kristau]

Remember, you aren't Google's client, you are Google's product.
On May 29, 2013 10:38 AM, "Nicolai" <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org> wrote:

> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 04:07:35PM -0500, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
>
> > Much more expensive than Google Fiber though, is Google really
> > subsidizing the service that much, or is Google's size the factor?
>
> I think it's about integration with existing and future Google
> technologies.
>
> Advertising (via relevant ads) is already worth tens of billions to
> Google annually, accounting for virtually all of their revenue.  With
> their network view, often even including endpoints to Gmail or Youtube,
> they'd be able to build an adsense platform on steroids.
>
> They could also roll existing or modified products into the fiber
> service to create a working CloudOS that could auto-update like Chrome.
> I would never use it, but a lot of people would be better off, rather
> than ceding control to botnets.  That would threaten Google's
> competitors.
>
>
> http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130529/BUSINESS04/305290045/Cedar-Falls-leads-Iowa-with-online-speed-offers-1-gigabit-per-second-downloads?Frontpage&nclick_check=1
>
> That's an updated story, with new errors etc.  There's a panel on the
> left side noting gigabit towns/cities in the US.  There's a conspicuous
> absence of densely populated East/West coast cities.
>
> Nicolai
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