电视的丰满理想遭遇网络带宽的骨感
<p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workday">workday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>’ <span word="live">live</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ESPN">ESPN</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="projector">projector</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="swamped">swamped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="servers">servers</span>. <span word="WatchESPN">WatchESPN</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="theU">theU</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>世界杯期间，我们中的许多人都在工作日抽身去看那些令人激动的比赛。和许多大大小小的公司一样，我们公司也用大投影仪通过<span word="ESPN">ESPN</span>客户端来收看实况转播。延迟很厉害，这是一定的，原因是需求让服务器不堪重负。上个月美德大战时，<span word="ESPN">ESPN</span>的服务器干脆崩溃了。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="guessing">guessing</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>, <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="recall">recall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oscars">Oscars</span> <span word="livestream">livestream</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span>; <span word="HBO">HBO</span> <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="fizzled">fizzled</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="True">True</span> <span word="Detective">Detective</span> <span word="finale">finale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Veronica">Veronica</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="backers">backers</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="downloads">downloads</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>我猜没有人真的感到意外，因为可能还有人记得，奥斯卡颁奖典礼的网络直播就崩溃过；《真探》（<span word="True">True</span> <span word="Detective">Detective</span>）大结局时，<span word="HBO">HBO</span>的客户端也不能正常使用；《美眉校探》（<span word="Veronica">Veronica</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>）电影版的拥趸同样无法顺利进行免费下载。</p><p><span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> “<span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>,” <span word="where">where</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="broadcasters">broadcasters</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p>
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