Cablevision CEO a Verizon FiOS Customer?

Keri_Love writes "Cablevision and Verizon are in the middle of heated battle trying to sign up customers for the coveted 'triple play': it's fiber-to-the-premises vs. cable for broadband, television, and phone. Cablevision is slinging lines like 'We're not afraid of your fiber!' Tech blogger Mike Murray discloses evidence that Cablevision's CEO may be enjoying FiOS at home. He writes: 'Click the picture to the right showing a Verizon FiOS can and drop directly above Cablevision's CEO Chuck Dolan's Oyster Bay, Long Island mailbox.' He's not scared! He's a customer!"

give him credit

[belmolis]

This doesn't have to be evidence that Verizon is better or that Dolan is a hypocrite. It may well be that he deserves credit for checking out the competition, or that his own service isn't available where he lives.

Two things spring to mind...

[Richard_at_work]

1. How long has he actually been living at the premises?
2. Are these two fuzzy photos of two separate things actually linkable in any way to this person?

two mailboxes

[gEvil (beta)]

Seeing as how there are two mailboxes in that picture, isn't it just as likely that his next-door neighbor has FiOS instead?

Or his neighbours?

[Anonymous Coward]

The pic shows his mailbox, and his neighbours. Unless they can say its going to his property I dont think proximity to his mail box is particularly reliable way to judge whose taking the service. If it was the only mailbox for a mile, maybe, but when its 6ft from next doors its a bit much to jump to conclusions from.

Re:give him credit

[ultranova]

This doesn't have to be evidence that Verizon is better or that Dolan is a hypocrite. It may well be that he deserves credit for checking out the competition, or that his own service isn't available where he lives.

If you work for McDonald's, are you a hypocrite because you prefer to eat at Burger King ? Do you need to justify yourself by saying you're "checking out the competition" ?

This whole discussion is ridiculous, since it presupposes that people owe loyalty to the companies they work for. They don't. And even the CEO is, ultimately, just an employee.

I guess there's nothing more important happening this weekend...

Re:give him credit

[unlametheweak]

the CEO is, ultimately, just an employee.

A CEO isn't "just an employee". A CEO represents the company he works for. The position is very sales oriented in most cases. And a CEO is generally elected to that position by the shareholders. There is politics involved, so being politically astute is important.