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lkrupp said:

"Apple and non-practicing entity WiLAN have been engaged in multiple suits..."

So another patent troll wins. Will patent law ever be reformed?

So if I own an asset and I happen to keep it in my closet 100% of the time because that's what I as the owner choose to do with it,  you have the right, by your own choice, to use it without my permission and without paying me to borrow it? That is exactly what you are saying. Hypocrite.

It has  been established in a court of law that WiLan owns the patent. Apple took it and used it without permission or a payment agreement. Now they have to pay. Tell me why Apple should not pay the rightful owner for using their property?

How do you rationalize Apple shouldn't have to pay or that they should be able by the force of their size and wealth, to take someone else's property and convert to their own use.

Not buying the story. It's just more of the usual whining.

Xed said:

I wouldn't ever buy a Porsche, but I would've love to have seen them work together.

I assume, as it is for most of us, that it's an affordability issue because the engineering and performance doesn't get much better.

An incredibly stupid proposal that will die before it gets to the floor.

No surprise Elizabeth Warren dreamed this one up.

22july2013 said:

My opinion is that Netflix could make more money by lowering their monthly rate but prohibit account sharing (simultaneous streaming.) I would probably subscribe if they did that. If I had a family of twelve, I would probably like the account sharing surcharge, but I don't.

Just for testing, they could introduce an account type that was cheaper but blocked sharing. See how popular it would be.

And you base your opinion on what? A feeling? Does your opinion take not account their investment in content and costs spiraling up and out of control? It's not just gasoline that shooting upwards.

Netflix is not operating blind when they make decisions and changes. They may not be right, but the number of unrelated, not even living in the same household people sharing passwords is insane. It pretty much amounts to stealing.

Charge each user of a stream. If your account has four streams you pay four times $X then who cares who is using them. Fifth person tries to sign on, they can't. One price per stream.