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Wi-Fi Spreading Fast But Lacks Profits

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wireless-fidelity-is-silly-jargon dept.

clapton_fan writes "The New York Times has a story that details the spread of wireless networks but says the concept has been short on profits thus far. Its growth is mainly attributable to homes and small businesses. Corporations are reluctant to embrace them because of security concerns. Meanwhile, Intel is planning to have every device that uses an Intel chip Wi-Fi enabled which will make it difficult for companies that sell Wi-Fi as an accessory to prosper."

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  1. the strong bad says by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first posts roxor my boxor.

  2. Well by cornjchob · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that proves two things: only terrorism spreads and doesn't make money, and according to the government, wi-fi is terrorism. it also means FP!

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  3. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp

  5. Oh Really? by warpSpeed · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Wi-Fi Spreading Fast But Lacks Profits

    Sounds like the internet....

    :-P

  6. WarChalk Symbols by mestoph · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Since an article was published in a number of major mag's around the world. Have people seen a massive drop in warchalk symbols.

    Used Warchalk symbols

    Is this because people them erasing them as fast as they are put down, or is it because companies have become aware of the open-ness of there wi-fi networks and closed the security on them. Needless to say i've seen hardly any symbols around london or manchester (UK) in the past month or so. I personally just used them to grab email, as usually my cellphone would lose signal too often in the city to be worth trying to grab large amounts of mail.

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  8. ROT IN FUCKING HELL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fucking American.
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    Eat shit.
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    I hope somebody in your family dies soon.
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    Fucking American.