Most of the people won't know it and won't use it. And there are already cheap ($75) KT333 motherboards with 4 USB 2.0 ports on the market. I think mobos with USB 2.0 onboard are already much more popular than ones with firewire and people won't be willing to pay extra for the controller -they will stick with USB. Apple again had superior technology but lost.
I personally chose USB 2.0 because I have quite a few USB 1.1 computers and devices will work with them, even if a bit slower. If I were to use firewire I would have to buy a controller for each. I have some computer expertise and I do not want to do it. I am pretty sure an average Joe would be even less likely to do so. If his mobo has USB 2.0 - he will buy USB 2.0 device.
Cable modems got cheaper so the difference between those who own c modem and those who don't should be smaller - down to $5. This means that overall this is a rise for everybody - just for those who don't own cable modems the rise is compensated by the fall of cable modem prices.
Well, this move kills two birds at the same time.
First, they get rid of bandwidth hogs.
Second people will stop sharing their bandwidth.
It will be especially dangerous to wireless communities like Sputnik and similar.
Who is going to share bandwidth with strangers
if is going to pay for their usage later ?
Of course unless wireless communities
will introduce some kind of billing. But then
the security and authorization in wireless networks will be a problem.
BR,
Kubus
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Most of the people won't know it and won't use it.
And there are already cheap ($75) KT333 motherboards with 4 USB 2.0 ports on the market.
I think mobos with USB 2.0 onboard are
already much more popular than ones with firewire and people won't be willing to pay extra for the controller -they will stick with USB.
Apple again had superior technology but lost.
I personally chose USB 2.0 because I have quite a few USB 1.1 computers and devices will work with them, even if a bit slower. If I were to use
firewire I would have to buy a controller for each. I have some computer expertise
and I do not want to do it. I am pretty
sure an average Joe would be even less
likely to do so. If his mobo has USB 2.0 - he
will buy USB 2.0 device.
Kubus
Cable modems got cheaper so the difference between
those who own c modem and those who don't should be
smaller - down to $5. This means that overall
this is a rise for everybody - just for
those who don't own cable modems the rise is
compensated by the fall of cable modem prices.
Well, this move kills two birds at the same time. First, they get rid of bandwidth hogs. Second people will stop sharing their bandwidth. It will be especially dangerous to wireless communities like Sputnik and similar. Who is going to share bandwidth with strangers if is going to pay for their usage later ? Of course unless wireless communities will introduce some kind of billing. But then the security and authorization in wireless networks will be a problem. BR, Kubus