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Originally Posted by orbsycli
Despite their greedy efforts
do you think there will always be a
"freedom channel"
like there is now?
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I think so, yes. Seeing as so many businesses are built on the fact that using the net is free (well, usually only free for students, households usually pay for their access but not actual usage) I think they will have to find other methods.
I think the "guaranteed traffic lane" is more directed at large publishers and websites with tons of cash (ie Google et al) so that they can make sure people get to use them, while others are harder to reach or download more slowly because they can't afford to pay to offer their content. Like Hypography, for example - we'd never be able to pay more than what we already do for servers. If we also had to PAY for people to be able to use our site, that would sort of kill the Internet as we know it. I don't think it's likely. It's possible, though.
