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Will World Cup Streaming Cause Internet Meltdown? 312

MetaNick writes "It seems with every worldwide sporting event, e.g., Olympics, World Cup, we hear warnings of a "meltdown" as more and more broadband users attempt to stream video of the event to their browsers. And such predictions have just begun for the World Cup just getting underway: World Cup streaming to cause network meltdown, World Cup by broadband endangers networks. Has this ever really happened? Will it happen with this the World Cup just getting underway? I tend to doubt it. I looked for articles discussing how predictions of meltdowns did NOT come to pass, but I couldn't find any."

Comment Slippery Slope (Score 1) 862

This is analogous to an alcoholic having "just one drink." Not only is it a slippery slope, but this one action has forever branded Google as a company that is willing to relinquish its core values for profit. The stock may be riding high, but my stock in Google just took a nose-dive.

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