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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4695)7/17/1999 3:37:00 AM
From: E. Davies  Read Replies (3) of 12823
 
I dont think that Apple is a particularly good analogy for open access in the issue of the benefit of an "open" system. People muck this word "open" around so easily without considering what the word really means in whatever context they are using.

Apple has a proprietary standard. Cable has DOCSIS which is an "open" standard. Anyone is allowed to develop cable communications equipment. Apple suffered because its standard had a small market share relative to the other standard. Cable market share is easily competetive with DSL market share.

Another major issue that people keep ignoring is that opening the wires to multiple ISP's does nothing to change the monopoly control of the MSO's in how they build their systems and who they buy equipment from. In any one location you still have only one place to go if you want cable internet service. Reread the article in that sense remembering that AT&T will keep its monopoly over the cable wire no matter what and you see that much of what the fool says is irrelevant nonsense.

I do feel that Apple is an awesome analogy when it comes to the issue of calling cable internet a "monopoly". Cable is a monopoly in the same way that Apple is a monopoly. You want an Apple computer (cable internet) you have to go to Apple (the MSO). You want a computer (internet service) and you have many many choices competing with each other.
Eric
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