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Iridium May Have To Reinvent Itself Again

prgrmr writes "The Washington Post has this article on the latest wrinkle in the Iridium saga. There may be a conflict between new competition and existing contractual obligations for putting up the next generation of sattelites. This could become a milestone for making the service more ubiquitous, or the millstone that finally sinks it."

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  1. I'm waiting for it to go bankrupt a few more times by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That way I can buy it extra cheap! The price should drop after each bankruptcy!

  2. Re:A compliment for Hemos by Carbonite · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Since the line was italicized, I believe it was the submitter, not Hemos, who wrote that clever phrase.

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  3. Re:A compliment for Hemos by AndyChrist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oops...or prgrmr, rather.