Chris Gohlke
02-10-2011, 05:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/can-big-cable-block-the-google-tv-revolution.ars' target='_blank'>http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...-revolution.ars</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Behind the scenes at the Federal Communications Commission, a quiet war is being waged over the future of television. It isn't getting as many headlines as net neutrality or the Comcast/NBCU merger, but the debate is nearly as important. It's about how far Google, Sony, and their allies can take their Google TV system."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1297788597.usr1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></em></p><p>Typical, the big monopolies are unwilling to adapt to compete with the new technologies that threaten to make them irrelevant. People are quickly realizing that they are paying $100+ for cable bills due to the imposed packages just to get the few channels they want, just to get the few series they want. A small but noticeable group are already realizing that Hulu + Netflix and a little patience will get you most of the same content for a lot less, just a little slower. Google TV could make this even more palatable. Big cable, you days in your current form are numbered. </p>