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Joltage Powers Down

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dot-bomb-aftershock dept.

jbyter writes "Wi-Fi service provider Joltage sent a e-mail to subscribers that read "It is with regret that I am writing to inform you that Joltage will be discontinuing its Wi-Fi subscriber and provider services effective at the end of this month." This could have been very cool, but due to economy and lack of subscriber participation they are no longer able to finance their operations." Too bad -- this sounded like a good idea. The Joltage homepage isn't much help -- it's in place, but content-free. Any other Joltage customers who can comment on this?

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  1. Its so sad... by scalis · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Its sad to see when people with good ideas being a bit ahead of their time run out of resources to develop their idea into something really big.
    I take off my hat for them for being one of the pioneers of something that clearly is a part of the future... GG

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  2. On the other hand by kfg · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Please note that your local bakery takes up shelf space to sell their excess production at a lower price, rather than looking for a smaller rental space. In fact, they over produce a bit on purpose just so they can do this.

    Not to mention that selling more for less consists of the entire mass market philosophy.

    The point being that it's overall profits that count, not unit price.

    KFG