> Well, you seem to understand that it would cost me more
> in the long run, ...
Not necessarily.
It's going to depend on what you want to watch.
> ... and that's my beef about unbundling. I'm not
> willing to see my bill go through the roof so that
> someone can have the basic cable bundle without MTV.
I expect people on existing bundles to see no change
even if the provider adds a'la carte.
I expect the existing bundles to remain as is,
and priced as is, for the time being. As the
providers suddenly start getting hard (cash-based)
data on what customers really want, new bundles
will emerge.
There will also be alternate providers. Today, if
all you want is FoxNews, and don't have an axe to
grind about the other channel content, Sky Angel
is an economical way to get it.
www.skyangel.com
runs on Dish hardware
I can't say that I agree since the provider's expenses will go up with the increasing demands of ala carte programming on both computers and human resources. Efficiency will drop across the board.