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		wmf on July 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix's Open Connect Appliances Because the box saves the ISP more money than its hosting costs.

warfangle on July 24, 2014 [–]

On the other hand, if the ISP also runs a video service, they've got some very compelling reasons to do everything they can to not increase the quality of service for Netflix. They're green, and rectangular, and...

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