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	<title>Comments on: Michoo: A coalition of the willing?</title>
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		<title>By: Sean</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bell already decides to block port 25 on just about anyone they want, for any reason. As an independant business owner, they&#039;ve caused immeasurable damage.

If Google is dumb enough to let Bell control them on net neutrality, then they will lose there bread and butter (small sites). Bell has already started to talk about accessing websites like channels. If you want more sites, you have to pay more money to access them.

Like, pay X and you get access to wikipedia + google + youtube &quot;channels&quot;. Pay Y and you get those sites Plus MSN!

They&#039;re trying to turn the internet into a TV subscription model.
Where does that leave independant content providers? Small websites
and the Misc. (Many of which make money with Google ads).

I don&#039;t think consumers tolerate it - but they might not have a choice. I think we&#039;re seeing the beginning of corporations acting like Tyrants. Doing things that are not in the interest of consumers but doing them because nobody can stop them.

This may be the start of back lashes  / &quot;surgical strikes&quot; against CEOs and other people who are beating this drum. I don&#039;t see any other way that it will stop.... If they cut off the air to small businesses who&#039;s livily hood is at stake they will have no choice but to fight or flight.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bell already decides to block port 25 on just about anyone they want, for any reason. As an independant business owner, they&#8217;ve caused immeasurable damage.</p>
<p>If Google is dumb enough to let Bell control them on net neutrality, then they will lose there bread and butter (small sites). Bell has already started to talk about accessing websites like channels. If you want more sites, you have to pay more money to access them.</p>
<p>Like, pay X and you get access to wikipedia + google + youtube &#8220;channels&#8221;. Pay Y and you get those sites Plus MSN!</p>
<p>They&#8217;re trying to turn the internet into a TV subscription model.<br />
Where does that leave independant content providers? Small websites<br />
and the Misc. (Many of which make money with Google ads).</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think consumers tolerate it &#8211; but they might not have a choice. I think we&#8217;re seeing the beginning of corporations acting like Tyrants. Doing things that are not in the interest of consumers but doing them because nobody can stop them.</p>
<p>This may be the start of back lashes  / &#8220;surgical strikes&#8221; against CEOs and other people who are beating this drum. I don&#8217;t see any other way that it will stop&#8230;. If they cut off the air to small businesses who&#8217;s livily hood is at stake they will have no choice but to fight or flight.</p>
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		<title>By: Archvile</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/03/13/michoo-a-coalition-of-the-willing/#comment-137673</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any comments on the recent $2M contract Voyant International received for 3000 WSRs? I am curious on your thoughts ..

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/technology-company-inks-2-million-contract-controversial-white-space-devices/2008-05-28]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any comments on the recent $2M contract Voyant International received for 3000 WSRs? I am curious on your thoughts ..</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/technology-company-inks-2-million-contract-controversial-white-space-devices/2008-05-28" rel="nofollow">http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/technology-company-inks-2-million-contract-controversial-white-space-devices/2008-05-28</a></p>
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		<title>By: jonas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;I&#039;d think you should call it Yahcrosoft&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d think you should call it Yahcrosoft</p>
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		<title>By: Mads Kristensen</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mads Kristensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;No chance. Two companies who don&#039;t know excactly what they are in this space (Microsoft is software, Yahoo! is media?) don&#039;t make one big success, if they combine forces IMHO. It would just be an endless run or arguments about strategy, while Google would be sitting in Mountain Viev...laughing. A downright purchase of Yahoo! by Microsoft might by one solution. But a focused product team allowed to work on this without interference from strategy people every once in a while might be the killer app that makes this happen.&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No chance. Two companies who don&#8217;t know excactly what they are in this space (Microsoft is software, Yahoo! is media?) don&#8217;t make one big success, if they combine forces IMHO. It would just be an endless run or arguments about strategy, while Google would be sitting in Mountain Viev&#8230;laughing. A downright purchase of Yahoo! by Microsoft might by one solution. But a focused product team allowed to work on this without interference from strategy people every once in a while might be the killer app that makes this happen.</p>
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		<title>By: Visible.Mobi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Visible.Mobi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;I think they should come up with something for mobile space. They can also get into mobile advertising, something similar to AdMob&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think they should come up with something for mobile space. They can also get into mobile advertising, something similar to AdMob</p>
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