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News Disney and Fox come to terms -- announcement soon; huge IP acquisition
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trainplane3
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Even though the deal hasn't gone through, lucky for you! You don't want Comcast.Thankfully I’m not with Sky
Bender123
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Thankfully I’m not with Sky
Based solely on my experiences with Comcast, I refuse to go to Universal Studios. For all that we complain about Disney, Comcast lives in its own league for pure horribleness of employees, business practices and awful corporate abuses.
If you like Theme Parks you’re truely missing out. As an aside if Comcast hadn’t acquired UOR there’s a good chance it would have been sold off to developers. As amazing as it may seem now.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
ABC/espn has been largely crap for decades and lets not even get into the "stewardship" of Star Wars...
...should I ban myself from Epcot and ruin my happy place?
Bender123
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I will never support Comcast in any form. My love for Theme Parks takes a backseat to my love of freedom of information, corporate stewardship and disgust for a company that shows no sorrow for hurting people for an extra dollar. Multiple "Worst Company in America" awards, fraudulently billing people for services and openly flaunting their monopoly on internet services in many areas by implementing data caps if you don't buy their cable services.
Universal is getting great, but I will always stand by my convictions before I stand in one of their lines.
Fair enough.
the.dreamfinder
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Comcast is trolling Disney, right?
Quinnmac000
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Its not like the Murdochs were any better...with their actual lack of ethical behaviors
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
No...they're straight up competing...and they've got better management in place.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
They are the worst thing to happen to the US in...like...ever...
Thanks, Australia
HauntedMansionFLA
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One of the few owners of the country
Bender123
Well-Known Member
Well... I never went to Fox World either. Comcast is like the mirror of Fox. One is obnoxiously left leaning and the other is obnoxiously right leaning. The problem with Comcast is they also control internet services as a monopoly for many large metro areas and use that power to strong arm people into their TV services. They have openly throttled services like Netflix and Hulu.
Wait for Comcast. You can choose to avoid Fox media, but in many US Cities, you are forced to use Comcast, due to government supported monopolies on cable internet services.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The Murdochs lie for money to dictate public policy...and hurt the masaes. Hades has to respect that...
But as far as Comcast goes...I live 11 miles from HQ in a burb with several senior execs...
Preach, my friend
Are you implying that they aren't already overcharging for content that has already been paid for by the commercial sponsors?
smile
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Many products/subscriptions we already accept are HORRIBLY overcharged already...but we have a collective blind eye towards them:
1. All tv services
2. All cellphones
3. All internet providers
4. Apple products.
They've been overcharging since day one.
Bender123
Well-Known Member
Well, yes, but try to quit at any of company and they will normally ask you why, offer a deal to keep you and then let you cancel. Comcast will just refuse to allow you to quit and hang up on you.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
You're right...no question. Comcast used to do that...then they got too big and flex monopoly like policy.
I can think of someone else that does that...and because of the threat of Comcast doesn't do it even more...
Fair?
Count me in the camp that would like to see both acquisitions blocked.