[AusNOG] Choice says using Netflix is NOT Piracy

[Skeeve Stevens]

Everyone does well until your customer base is gone or have moved on to
other technologies.

I am sure someone out there is still making money selling fax machines too.

The shift of a customer base can come rather quickly.


...Skeeve

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On 9 September 2014 09:34, Matthew Matters <MMatters at ausnetservers.net.au>
wrote:

>  Foxtel is by no means "desperate to survive" they are actually doing
> really well since they took over and brought out Austar, sure there are
> issues with their mystar boxes in regional areas and their customer service
> is useless but they are by no means struggling
>
>  Netflix and Pay to are two completely differant mediums.. just my 2
> cents worth
>
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> *From:* AusNOG [ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] on behalf of Skeeve
> Stevens [skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 9:30 AM
> *To:* Jared Hirst
> *Cc:* ausnog at ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Choice says using Netflix is NOT Piracy
>
>   Because they are desperate to survive - it is one of the main cash cows
> for News Limited.
>
>  I see the trend where it wont matter if services like Netflix become
> more global and don't service a particular market.
>
>  Over time, geographic restrictions will become a thing of the past and
> compaies like Foxtel (Australia) will have to compete on the global stage
> if they want to maintain the local customers.
>
>  We whinge in Australia (and justifiably so) but there are a lot of other
> countries that struggle far worse than us which are even more remote and
> have much smaller populations.
>
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
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> On 9 September 2014 09:22, Jared Hirst <
> jared.hirst at serversaustralia.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Foxtel just halved their pricing too which is good
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, Skeeve Stevens <
>> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Also at:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/australians-pay-up-to-431-more-for-tv-shows-online-20140908-10dycn.html
>>>
>>>
>>> ...Skeeve
>>>
>>>  *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
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>>>
>>> Phone: 1300 239 038; Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>> On 9 September 2014 08:22, Skeeve Stevens <
>>> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just watching channel ABC's Morning News show (815am AEST Tueasday
>>>> 9/9/2014)
>>>>
>>>>  Choice CEO Alan Kirkland was just on TV telling viewers that their
>>>> opinion is that using Netflix is NOT illegal and that the government needs
>>>> to do something to make it more clear.
>>>>
>>>>  He seemed to be rather articulate and understood you need a VPN
>>>> (mostly) to access content, but that users are PAYING for content and
>>>> essentially that they should not be considered pirates.
>>>>
>>>>  He also mentioned that Foxtel and others mark up content to
>>>> Australians anywhere up to 300-400%.
>>>>
>>>>  It is a very good thing that these issues are getting more widespread
>>>> publicity... the more the better.
>>>>
>>>> ...Skeeve
>>>>
>>>>  *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>>>>  skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; www.eintellegonetworks.com
>>>>
>>>> Phone: 1300 239 038; Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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