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0 pointsalexsereno2y ago0 comments

“Inevitable” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this comment

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Inevitable in that people in charge of the BBC want to prove that people (specifically an appropriate cross-section of the British public) use the BBC to keep the funding secure

robertlagrant2y ago

They could do that by entering the 21st century and having an IP-locked subscription system.

toyg2y ago

Because every house has a single, unchangeable IP...?

You clearly never worked in an ISP.

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Evidlo2y ago

How does that get them subscription estimates?

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ta12432y ago

Enforced by a proprietary app?

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robertlagrant2y ago

No; inevitable is a claim, not a support.

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ta12432y ago

Inevitable in that people in charge of the BBC want to prove that people (specifically an appropriate cross-section of the British public) use the BBC to keep the funding secure

robertlagrant2y ago

They could do that by entering the 21st century and having an IP-locked subscription system.

toyg2y ago

Because every house has a single, unchangeable IP...?

You clearly never worked in an ISP.

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Evidlo2y ago

How does that get them subscription estimates?

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ta12432y ago

Enforced by a proprietary app?

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robertlagrant2y ago

No; inevitable is a claim, not a support.

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