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Cisco Plans Its Home Invasion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-fridge-talks-to-me-at-night dept.

theodp writes "Despite lots of scars from earlier consumer craziness which included an Internet-connected fridge, Newsweek reports Cisco has set its sights on your living room, including videoconferencing which would let CEO John Chambers watch his beloved Duke basketball with far-away relatives. While recent acquisitions of Linksys and Scientific Atlanta make Cisco the only company that can come in on top of technology that's already inside homes, some skeptics say speaking to the consumer is simply not in Cisco's genes."

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  1. Re:CEO != the general public by unitron · · Score: 0, Troll
    "Is that a nice way of saying "Duke sucks?" Because I whole-heartedly agree."

    The ACC final was very disappointing because there was no way that both Dook and BC could lose.

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    I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.

  2. Cisco has no idea how to.. by BlueBoxSW.com · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cisco has no idea how to research, design, build and mart consumer focused electronics. It's not as easy as having a bunch of pocket protectors and a corporate sales force.

    They would be better off coming up with their own brand of soda.