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WiMax Delayed for more Testing

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the getting-it-right dept.

sebFlyte writes "The much talked about potential wireless broadband technology, WiMax, has been hit by more delays that may reduce its chances of commercial success and hence widespread application... so those of you wanted to play Halo 2 multiplayer while driving down the freeway may be in for a bit of a wait." A spokesman for Aperto blames the delays on being "optimistically aggressive" on shipping dates.

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  1. wimax multiplayer gaming by rishistar · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd much rather be playing Grand Theft Auto 6 while driving down the freeeway.

    --
    Professor Karmadillo Songs of Science
  2. This isn't a great surprise... by ZiZ · · Score: 3, Insightful
    The same thing happened with the initial appearance of 802.11b, and then again with 802.11g, and yet they caught on.

    So long as nobody is stupid enough to decide that because they have a WiMax-enabled chipset, they can discard all 802.11(b|g) support...WiMax (or something very similar) will show up when it's good and ready, catch on, and be the Next Big Thing. For a while.

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    This flies in the face of science.
  3. Halo While Driving? by dhj · · Score: 4, Funny

    That would SUCK.

    Unless of course you had a HUD screen that turns all the traffic around you into Covenant vehicles and incorporates them into the game!

    THAT would ROCK!

    The only tricky part would be implementing checkpoints that let you go back a few minutes rather than die a bloody death.

    --David

  4. Re:Erm. by nuclear305 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I will personally decapitate anyone I see on the freeway playing Halo 2 while driving. Cell phones are bad enough."

    Hopefully you'll be conducting such activities from the passenger seat...otherwise I'm sure you see the irony here.

  5. Crappy marketroid naming by cortana · · Score: 3, Funny

    They have really fought themselves into a corner with this one. WiMax is, by definition, the maximum amount of Wi that there can be.

    So what will they call the next standard?