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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. Re:Jesus, someone's a genius by flewp · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    CowboyNeal's diet anyone?

    --
    WWJD.... for a Klondike bar?
  2. MOD PARENT DOWN, KNOWN TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    here

    AAP = Adam Alexander Pumm

    Pummer = Adam Alexander Pumm

    DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSION

    1. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN, KNOWN TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes, this karma whore is obviously trying to get modded up using any means necessary so his next troll takes longer to mod down. He certainly has a pattern of doing this. Mod bomb, anyone?

  3. Re:Jesus, someone's a genius by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why have I been hearing Microsoft Bob in comments, newgroup postings, etc etc lately? Something I don't know about, maybe a Microsoft Bob cult?

  4. LOLOLO HAHA YOU MADE TEH 1ST M$ JOKE +5FUNAY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LOLOLOLOLOL OMG WTF!

    1. Re:LOLOLO HAHA YOU MADE TEH 1ST M$ JOKE +5FUNAY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Read my sig....

  5. Re:Jesus, someone's a genius by pummer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    MS poured resources into it as the "next big thing" in desktop OSs, but it failed miserably.

  6. anti-slash.org by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PLEASE somebody tell me what happened to anti-slash.org?!?!? I miss that site and its db tool!!!

  7. I use by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ATMs all the time. Most efficient money withdrawl system EVER.

  8. Mayor Quimby sums this subject up: by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "You're nothing but a pack of fickle mushheads!"

  9. Great title, michael by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now what does this have to do with pricing ?

  10. Yes. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes.

  11. A hint as to why Linux is succeeding??? by 3seas · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cause the users make it what they want??

  12. Re:3G by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Rediculas cost of broadband (on average, about 30-40+ a month) is what keeps me with my current *shudder* Dial-up ISP.
    Price Comparison: I pay $5 a month, about $60 a year for Access4Less
    $40 a month comes to $480 a year, about 1/100 of a teacher's salary.

  13. Re:Pricing? $20 for dupes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about this, asswipe, save yourself some money and don't subscribe.

  14. Re:Railroads... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This one needs to be modded offtopic, too.

    Unless the socialist bias here is real.