Salt in the wounds for the company that doesn't want to lose their ecommerce monopoly. PayPal is big, but google money could get just as big very quick.
No wonder eBay is worried.
Yesterday you could buy a core duo E1505 2.13 GHZ 17" laptop with dedicated 256MB ATI video, 7200rpm 80GB hdd for $1250 with the $750 off $2000 coupon floating around the net. A week ago they were $200 more... this coupon sale put them about 200 under.
The consumers know now that AMD is edging better and better (even see it in non tech news)... Consumers think AMD is better... That's hurting dell.
What's to stop someone from taking your card?
Wouldn't it make more sense to have 3 pieces of ID and the reader simply cannot identify you without all 3? Such as password, biometric id and smartchip of some kind...
"Homeland Security envisions that document will take the form of a "vicinity-read" wallet-size card that will capture information from a distance and automatically display the cardholder's picture and other biographic information on the border agent's computer screen."
It's more like Set off Bomb when CANADIAN/MEXICAN id code 46465456456489715678984 walks by.
I have the same situation with tidewater telecom. I have two high speed internet choices: http://tidewater.net/ or Satellite.
Lets do the math if I go with the monopolistic tidewater.net:
$47.95 a month for DSL
$28 a month for landline service BEFORE TAXES.
$46.42 non refundable application fee (to see if they will even let you get the service)
Mandatory $90 for a paradyne modem
I asked them why I would want a landline which only can call locally to within its own town (few miles north or south is long distance) when I already have unlimited internet ip phone for a little over $20/mo. That works wherever I am with my pocket pc and a wifi connection. They had no answer.
They had no answer and they knew I had no other choice. Because they own all the dsl in this town, no competition can even come in. They think they have it made...
Moral of the story:
Small town telecom companies think they can set the costs however they want. If this ruling applies to smaller local independent companies like tidewater, customers will get a break. There is no reason for me to spend $78/mo for a dsl connection when I do not need the local phone.
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Salt in the wounds for the company that doesn't want to lose their ecommerce monopoly. PayPal is big, but google money could get just as big very quick. No wonder eBay is worried.
Sounds like "Dutch researchers" have selected and invented a group of buzzwords to get them on the homepage of Slashdot. Impressive.
Yesterday you could buy a core duo E1505 2.13 GHZ 17" laptop with dedicated 256MB ATI video, 7200rpm 80GB hdd for $1250 with the $750 off $2000 coupon floating around the net. A week ago they were $200 more... this coupon sale put them about 200 under. The consumers know now that AMD is edging better and better (even see it in non tech news)... Consumers think AMD is better... That's hurting dell.
What are some big Venture Capital blunders for this type of company post bubble?
What's to stop someone from taking your card? Wouldn't it make more sense to have 3 pieces of ID and the reader simply cannot identify you without all 3? Such as password, biometric id and smartchip of some kind...
- $47.95 a month for DSL
- $28 a month for landline service BEFORE TAXES.
- $46.42 non refundable application fee (to see if they will even let you get the service)
- Mandatory $90 for a paradyne modem
I asked them why I would want a landline which only can call locally to within its own town (few miles north or south is long distance) when I already have unlimited internet ip phone for a little over $20/mo. That works wherever I am with my pocket pc and a wifi connection. They had no answer. They had no answer and they knew I had no other choice. Because they own all the dsl in this town, no competition can even come in. They think they have it made... Moral of the story: Small town telecom companies think they can set the costs however they want. If this ruling applies to smaller local independent companies like tidewater, customers will get a break. There is no reason for me to spend $78