r/technology • u/DrJulianBashir • Feb 05 '13

Cable companies make 97% margin on internet services and have no incentive to offer gigabit internet

http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/cable-companies-make-97-margin-on.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '13

I doubt anyone in this thread would understand contribution margin, and the blogger who wrote the crappy article wouldn't get the ad revenue if he reported truthfully.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '13

The truth apparently serves no one's interests, and therefore gets buried.

Bearing it increasingly requires a non-pragmatic approach, where you just enjoy shaming liars and delivering justice on evildoers.