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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:37:34 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> NETWORKING Jilted by broadband Without widespread high-speed Internet access, the technology industry--and arguably the economy at large--will remain stalled. By Michael V. Copeland and Om Malik March 13, 2002 When Microsoft was developing the Xbox video game console in 1999, consumers were signing up for high-speed Internet access as quickly as they could. Seduced by this growth in broadband subscriptions, Microsoft made a critical decision. The device would be equipped with a broadband ethernet connection--instead of a conventional dial-up modem--for online games and other services. The company's choice was driven by a desire to reserve the Xbox for games with high-quality graphics that would require high-speed data transmission. By implication, it was a nod to what many thought would soon be reality: ubiquitous broadband. ... http://redherring.com/investor/2002/0313/1920.html ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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