"Calling it an interim {money} release {money}is overstating the {money} current {money} plan," Sullivan said. "We are exploring {money} ways to {make more money} add {money} value to {money}Windows {money} XP."
OR...
"...{I need to get a new yatch and if this idea pans out even just a bit. I will be so MONEY!}"
David Aucsmith is apparently a very intelligent and ambitious man. This is ground breaking insight into multi-dimensional dynamics. Surely, we must study this thoroughly. For all we know he may have stumbled onto a unifying theory.
Chances are that it is a direct result of a weakly regulated extremely cometetive market. Where the bottom line and making investors happy with big earnings numbers, results in less responsiveness to the people that are making these companies millions. THE CONSUMER.
I gather that this move is a direct result of consumers migrating from QWEST DSL services at a pace and trend so rapid that they became frantic. Force playing their card to offer "naked DSL". This is evidenced by the fact that they are willing to loose $14.95 per customer instead of loosing all revenue per customer.
No corporation will give customers "options" unless those options make them money or they prevent them from loosing too much money.
Right now all the broadband services that are being provided in the US for the consumer are still in their "novel" stage. Meaning that services to the home are still way overpriced. The fact most Cable modem services are ~$39.99 is ridiculous in light of the fact that subscriber rates have grown exponentially since cable modem was first rolled out.
IMHO, i think that DSL and Cable modem should be half the price of what they are now.
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"Calling it an interim {money} release {money}is overstating the {money} current {money} plan," Sullivan said. "We are exploring {money} ways to {make more money} add {money} value to {money}Windows {money} XP." OR... "...{I need to get a new yatch and if this idea pans out even just a bit. I will be so MONEY!}"
David Aucsmith is apparently a very intelligent and ambitious man. This is ground breaking insight into multi-dimensional dynamics. Surely, we must study this thoroughly. For all we know he may have stumbled onto a unifying theory.
Chances are that it is a direct result of a weakly regulated extremely cometetive market. Where the bottom line and making investors happy with big earnings numbers, results in less responsiveness to the people that are making these companies millions. THE CONSUMER. I gather that this move is a direct result of consumers migrating from QWEST DSL services at a pace and trend so rapid that they became frantic. Force playing their card to offer "naked DSL". This is evidenced by the fact that they are willing to loose $14.95 per customer instead of loosing all revenue per customer. No corporation will give customers "options" unless those options make them money or they prevent them from loosing too much money. Right now all the broadband services that are being provided in the US for the consumer are still in their "novel" stage. Meaning that services to the home are still way overpriced. The fact most Cable modem services are ~$39.99 is ridiculous in light of the fact that subscriber rates have grown exponentially since cable modem was first rolled out. IMHO, i think that DSL and Cable modem should be half the price of what they are now.