Comcast's Power Unveiled, Courtesy of Apple 13MAR 26, 2014 2:20 PM ET BySusan Crawford <http://www.bloombergview.com/contributors/susan-crawford> For a perfect picture of Internet access market power, unconstrained by competition or oversight, consider this week's rumor that Comcast Corp. is talking with Apple Inc. about developing a snazzy new window on television programming. The presumed goal is a service that feels just like online content -- as easy to use as Netflix -- but includes all the sports and first-run programming that Netflix doesn't have. Put that on a sleek Apple tablet, rather than a stodgy cable set-top box, then flood cities with Wi-Fi (as part of a Comcast bundle), and consumers will be hooked. Since the rumor surfaced, Apple's stock price has soared and Netflix Inc.'s has plunged. Meanwhile, Comcast, the largest media company in the world, has insisted that Netflix pay Comcast for the privilege of reaching its subscribers. Reed Hastings, the chief executive officer of Netflix, has complained that, although the company will "reluctantly" pay large Internet service providers "to ensure a high quality member experience," infrastructure operators in the U.S. have too much power, and government intervention is needed to constrain it. [...] Continua qui: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-26/comcast-s-power-unveiled-co...