IP: Powell interviewed on Broadband access

[David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>]

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From: Kevin Marks <kmarks () apple com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:58:40 
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Powell interviewed on Broadband access

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2002/nf20020222_3120.htm

He says he's trying to encourage competition, but this para at the end 
shows he still doesn't get the end-to-end argument about commodity pipes 
enabling innovative applications.

> Hopefully, the Internet and high-speed access will live up to their 
> hype and promise. At the end of the day, it's about consumers and 
> content. I don't think consumers buy pipes. What they do care about is 
> what they get over the pipes. The company that figures out how to 
> provide content reliably on a mass-market scale and offer good customer 
> service will profit handsomely.

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