Cable is one of the few monopolies left (largely because satellite hasn't yet figured out a way to keep your TV going in a rain storm), and the providers continually offer sub par service at an ever-increasing price. So The Baron wasn't shedding any tears for the cable companies when it was announced that some cable shows -- like those on Comedy Central -- would start to stream complete shows online on the same day. Obviously, cable is unhappy because it takes away from the exclusivity of their product so they don't want to pay as much.
You know what? Now you know how everyone else feels. The average cable home gets about 110 channels and watches about 15, but we still have to pay for all of them and the bill still seems to go up more often than any other household bill. Why? Because there's no competition. Maybe this will level the playing field a bit. I doubt it will make much difference in the grand scheme of things, but I do enjoy watching them squirm a bit. Is that a bit schadenfreude-ish? Yup, but the cable companies don't care at all about customer satisfaction or customer experience. Now that this has happened and, far more important, the telephone companies are getting into cable, we could see some real change -- in about 5 years.
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