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Pricing and Internet Architecture

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fire-sale dept.

Frisky070802 writes "The Politech list recently posted a pointer to a new paper (pdf) by UMN prof Andrew Odlyzko, which compares the telecom industry to the historical transportation industry (railroad, bridges, and such). One quote, from the conclusion, is particularly interesting: '... the networking industry [has] devoted inordinate efforts to technologies such as ATM and QoS, even though there was abundant evidence these were not going to succeed. One can go further and say that essentially all the major networking initiatives of the last decade, such as ATM, QoS, RSVP, multicasting, congestion pricing, active networks, and 3G, have turned out to be duds. Furthermore, they all failed not because the technical solutions that were developed were inadequate, but because they were not what users wanted.'"

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  1. Exactly... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Funny
    Furthermore, they all failed not because the technical solutions that were developed were inadequate, but because they were not what users wanted.

    Perfectly stated. All I want and care for from an ISP is a good stable connection. That's why I've been with AOL for six montH^@@!0%$*ATDT[NO CARRIER]

    1. Re:Exactly... by c.emmertfoster · · Score: 2, Funny

      The no carrier joke is quickly becoming a standard one.

      Beowulf Natalie Grits Russia Overlord$&^#@*&#@*$@#%$@#[NO CARRIER]

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  2. Nice quote from the article.... by twoslice · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the article under the heading Open Systems and innovation:

    The power to price discriminate, especially for a monopolist, is like the power of taxation, something that can be used to destroy.

    Sounds a lot like Microsoft to me....

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  3. LOLOLO YUO MAD3 TEH [NO CARIAR] JOKE + 5FUNNAY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    OMG LOLOLOROFL

  4. Re:Railroads... by demonhold · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pity,

    then comes Thatcherism and privatisation of key services and make such a mess of the British railway... costs are cut, people are sacked and every now and then an accident happens. British railways used to be an example of good competent service... ask any Briton about it nowadays?

    In Spain, this Bush's boots licking administration is planning to do the same. After sinking the health care, educational and justice systems underwater we only need trains to be crashing every now and then so some relatives and chummies of the party in Govt may rip some benefits.

    We are coming back to Victorian to times, crappy jobs and health care and good education only to those who can pay it... if this is the future I want out.

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  5. Re:ATM was a spectacular failure by DAldredge · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now come on. 48 byte packes was a GRAND idea. After all one side wanted 32 byte packets and the other wanted 64 byte packets so they simply took the average of the two.

    sigh...

  6. Re:3G by Tim+C · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not buying screen savers and ringers that expire in 90 or 120 days

    Your screensavers and tones expire?! I think I begin to see why Americans always seem to be so critical and sceptical of advances in mobile phone technology - expiring downloads, network-locked phones, etc; you guys are being screwed.

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