It seems that 2 different standards are now competing - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth... one is better for Data as far as I understand (Wi-Fi) and one better for voice (Bluetooth). It seems to me like a new evolutionary phase in wireless and it reminds me the standard issues of EU that chose to push GSM wireless tech, while N. America favored CDMA... This might evolve in the same way here where each continent adopted the technology that best fits it's culture - the EU people have a much higher cellular subscription rate and they talk much more, whereas Americans use PDAs and data driven devices much more... This is going to be interesting:)
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It seems that 2 different standards are now competing - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth... one is better for Data as far as I understand (Wi-Fi) and one better for voice (Bluetooth). It seems to me like a new evolutionary phase in wireless and it reminds me the standard issues of EU that chose to push GSM wireless tech, while N. America favored CDMA... This might evolve in the same way here where each continent adopted the technology that best fits it's culture - the EU people have a much higher cellular subscription rate and they talk much more, whereas Americans use PDAs and data driven devices much more... This is going to be interesting :)