<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I heartily agree with the concept of net neutrality when it comes to discriminating against content providers.<div><br></div><div>Discrimination based on content type or a similar metric is a different matter. I think some discrimination is warranted - my personal opinion coloured by the fact that I don't like to sit for 5 minutes while my web page loads piece by piece because Netflix is making money off my neighbour. And yes, a small decrease in overall latency IS worth it for a significant decrease in average latency, especially for time critical applications.</div><div><br></div><div>Using the electricity analogy, this is like charging more for power at peak load times, a common practice that can benefit the majority of users.</div><div><br></div><div>-Dan M</div><div><br><div><div>On 2012-09-11, at 11:24 PM, Dan Keizer wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">... here's that little video that was brought up at the meeting today ... i just love the analogy :-)<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfHjP0jRf4s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfHjP0jRf4s</a>
</div><div><br></div><div>Dan.</div><div><br></div>
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