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by srynas on Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 01:29:38 PM PDT

The problem is quite complex, but it boils down to both Microsoft and the third party app crowd being increasingly proprietary.  Adding proprietary "layers" makes the underlying code more complex to maintain a "closed" operating environment.  Increasing complexity translates into less reliability and greater potential for interoperability failures.  

We also live in a world where companies don't admit the truth.  Did Comcast response of "traffic shaping" really mean that it managed its network to screw its customers or where there real network management issues that had to be addressed. We will never really know.

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