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by microdrum 2575 days ago
Because even Comcast, the most evil of the telecom companies, doesn't put out a web browser that seeks to permanently entrench its ad business. In fact, it lets me use any browser I want.
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But Comcast doesn't provide browsers, they provide telecom services and if you're lucky you might be able to choose another provider in your area.
> In fact, it lets me use any browser I want

...to connect to the gateway they specify, and pull reams of data from with nary a bat of an eye from Washington.

But, again, they don't seem to use Comcast Business Layer A to entrench Comcast Business Layer B. They could put a tax on every call to Stripe API if they wanted. They don't. The worst thing they've done is throttle Netflix (very bad) and the market spoke and they were shamed publicly.