Someone mentioned MS wanting to take over broadband through Windows. I agree to come extent and I think that Teledesic is how they plan on doing it.
Though MS isn't driectly involved look at the investers: Craig McCaw, Bill Gates, Motorola, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, the Abu Dhabi Investment Company and Boeing.
What will they offer? 64mbps downlink and 2 mbps uplink for home service. More for business.
I am sure that billg realizes that for.net to work well he needs a fast way to put lots of data into the home. If, and when, this makes it to market it will make a huge splash.
It has more to do with the patent examiners in the USPTO than corporate greed. The examiners are federal employees who are not particularly well paid. The jobs there just don't attract the greatest wiz bangs in the world.
The examiners are graded on how long they spend on any particular applicaiton. If you submit an application they may rule that there is prior art. With simple modifications of the claims, and persistance with refiling, you can get almost anything patented. They will just eventually give up to get the system cleared of the paper work.
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Someone mentioned MS wanting to take over broadband through Windows. I agree to come extent and I think that Teledesic is how they plan on doing it.
.net to work well he needs a fast way to put lots of data into the home. If, and when, this makes it to market it will make a huge splash.
Though MS isn't driectly involved look at the investers: Craig McCaw, Bill Gates, Motorola, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, the Abu Dhabi Investment Company and Boeing.
What will they offer? 64mbps downlink and 2 mbps uplink for home service. More for business.
I am sure that billg realizes that for
"The importance of this discovery cannot be underestimated ."
It has more to do with the patent examiners in the USPTO than corporate greed. The examiners are federal employees who are not particularly well paid. The jobs there just don't attract the greatest wiz bangs in the world.
The examiners are graded on how long they spend on any particular applicaiton. If you submit an application they may rule that there is prior art. With simple modifications of the claims, and persistance with refiling, you can get almost anything patented. They will just eventually give up to get the system cleared of the paper work.