[opendtv] Re: News: The Internet revolution is about to be televised
- From: John McClenny <jamcclenny@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:34:33 -0600
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:13:29 -0500, Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 8:40 AM -0600 2/22/05, John McClenny wrote:
> >
> >This is soooooo stupid.
> >
> >I dare anyone to be able to tell the difference between an IPTV system
> >and the equivalent generation MSO system based on looking at the TV
> >set and the user experience.
> >
> >The IPTV hype machine marches on.
>
> I guess it all depends on how you define IPTV.
>
> The author seems to be engaging in the same debate we had recently here.
>
> Some of the concepts used in the article suggest a world that is
> completely different than that of today's walled garden services. And
> some appear to be just another renovation of the same old concepts.
>
> I think the folks who have been trying to push the telcos to build
> walled garden services using an IPTV infrastructure may be willing
> accomplices to the hype. It is clear that there is an attraction to a
> system without walls where you aggregate the content you want to
> consume, as opposed to the folks who are charging you >$30/mo. for a
> walled garden.
>
> There are some significant differences in system design for a system
> without walls. The IPTV industry knows this, but they are willing to
> let the hype extend well beyond what they are prepared to deliver.
No one is going to implement the system without walls without being
able to capture the same profit as a walled system. How much more are
people willing to pay for a naked high bandwidth/high volume network
connection?
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