You should be thankful that companies over-invested in the necessary infrastructure during the dot-com boom. We(as in broadband consumers) came out ahead thanks to some mistaken(and optimistic) projections.
Google plans to index the offline world as well, including supermarkets and shops.
They'll need fiber going into these shops for live spidering and possibly results.
It seems they have determined costs can be reduced through forward intergration(owning the last mile).
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You should be thankful that companies over-invested in the necessary infrastructure during the dot-com boom. We(as in broadband consumers) came out ahead thanks to some mistaken(and optimistic) projections.
Google plans to index the offline world as well, including supermarkets and shops. They'll need fiber going into these shops for live spidering and possibly results. It seems they have determined costs can be reduced through forward intergration(owning the last mile).
Who's asking- The Department of Redundancy Department?