Posted by Bill's News on 02/24/06 23:35

Derek Janssen wrote:
> wunnuy wrote:
>>
>> The bottom line is whether the apologists want to believe it or
>> not,
>> Netflix admits to throttling, plain and clear. There is no excuse
>> for
>> it.
>
> Put it this way:
> Your 7:30 restaurant reservation doesn't REALLY get you in one
> second
> past 7:29:59, now, does it?
> In fact, some restaurants don't actually *have* "reserved tables"
> with
> little signs on them anymore, they just expect you to be in line for
> service sometime around that time; some state that policy, others
> just
> assume you've already been to enough restaurants to know that.
>
> Now, if you happen to be at that restaurant by yourself, and they
> keep
> you waiting extra longer because there was only a table for six
> vacant
> at that moment--and not only that, but that a party of six who was
> (gasp!) BEHIND you in line got the table instead!--the question is,
> are you going to wage your war against their "incompetent managing
> strategies" and "evil customer-throttling conspiracy" before or
> *after* dessert? :)
>

Excelent paradigm! Been there too. Initial reaction - PISSED.
Secondary reaction - GREASE! Secondary worked better :-( Moral...
Beats me!

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