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How Many Wireless Technologies Can We Handle?
Golygydd Max writes "The space for high-speed wireless networking is getting mighty crowded. Techworld reports that a new company, Sibeam, has entered the fray, hinting at a 60GHz technology to compete with the likes of Wimax, UWB and the others. Does the world really need another player when the future is still so unclear?"
Darwinian selection will enventually work its magic through the different standards. P.S Don't answer me betamax, betamax didn't survive because the tape length wasn't suited for pr0n, so it's natural VHS took over.
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Narrow the beam more and more, up the frequency more and more, and eventually you get a laser modem :-)
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With enough signals bouncing around we won't have to buy microwaves anymore.
We can handle only twelve wireless technologies.
How the fuck do you think the future becomes clear?
Bigger antennae.
** "It's not my job to stand between the people talking to me, and the ones listening to me." -- Pego the Jerk
Many movies that take place in the future seem to still use hard lines. The matrix is a prime example. My question is why didnt they just use wireless (WiMAX or the like)? It would hurt less and they could jack in from up to 30 miles away! Granted using current wifi, agent smith could easily hack the poor encryption. But from what I hear WiMAX has good potential.
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Grandma Simpson & Lisa are singing "How many roads must a man walk down?" together.
Homer overhears and says, "Eight!".
Lisa: "That was a rhetorical question!"
Homer: "Oh. Then, Seven!"
Lisa: "Do you even know what 'rhetorical' means?"
Homer: "Do I know what 'rhetorical' means?"
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Hahaha, that's cute.
Condescending intro.
You think companies that have differing standards are "innovating".
Pointless use of quotation marks in an attempt to sound "smart." Stating the obvious.
You must work for Microsoft...
Lame ad hominem.
Unfortunately if they could [and they do] they'd change just enough to lock out competitors.
Paranoid reference to undefined "they," who are obviously up to no good. Pointless use of brackets.
It isn't about being better anymore.
Attempt at definitive statement with no supporting arguments.
Same for many others [Atrac3 anyone?].
More pointless brackets. Appeal to nameless and unresponsive others. Who are you talking to?
Business is not about being fair and open market'ish. It's about making lots of money doing $ANYTHING.
Another blanket and unsubstantiated statement. Lame programming reference thrown in for nerd support that will never come.
You pass all the tests! You're not just an idiot, you're a [CERTIFIED] idiot. [Idiot $certifications, anyone?]
Feel free to sign your posts with tomstdenis, SDCI.
"BetaMax died because of its short tape lengths."
And just how long does a tape have to be to record "Oh! Oh! Oh!...I'm cumming! I'm cumming! Ugh! Ugh! Ahhhh!"?
Can I buy some pot from you?
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I'm afraid my mom is the ceramicist in the family. I've only thrown enough to be able to say I've done it, but I can act as a middleman if you'd like.
I can, however, rephrase my point in a manner that even a pothead might be able to comprehend:
I can supply a definitive answer to the question, but it is deep and complicated and I must necessarily give the matter due deliberation.
Set to peak in 10 years. .
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