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There is a pretty big difference between a charitable non-profit organization and a proprietary music streaming service.
by megalodon 10y ago
There is a pretty big difference between a charitable non-profit organization and a proprietary music streaming service.
- yosamino 10y agoSure, but the barrier for the ISP to allowing the same thing for a proprietary music streaming service has been lowered. This is, apart from the utility that it brings, advertisement for the operator: > Wikimedia recognizes the user is on that operator's network and serves a banner on the top of the page indicating free data courtesy of their mobile operator, which reinforces a positive brand experience for the operator. [0] It's not inconceivable that the ISP would do similar deals with $music_streaming_service. Maybe for some payment. [0] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero
- gbl08ma 10y agoSee guelo's comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13767782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13767782 ) Just because Wikimedia is not seeking profits or even looking to somehow "stay ahead" with this deal, that doesn't mean it isn't against neutrality.