[Geowanking] Verizon Location Services Walled Garden

[Bill Kearney]

> In regard to the "open garden" issue - we are starting to see the big
> companies do their proprietary number and shut out any innovation that
they
> do not control.

"starting to see", where have YOU BEEN for the past two decades?  They've
been holding location and other data services hostage for per-packet ransom
since day one.  There's no end in sight either.

> This whole move to charge for bandwidth is an innovation
> killer.

What a stunning grasp of the incredibly obvious status quo, going on 20
years now.

> Only Tivo has
> been true to the spirit of a partially open platform.

I'm sure there's an audience that buys perspectives like this.  But I'm
thinking this isn't it.

-Bill Kearney
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