Steve wrote:
On Oct 2, 7:57 am, SFTV_troy wrote:
On Oct 2, 6:44 am, Steve wrote:

On Oct 2, 7:28 am, wrote:

No one in my family knows how to do internet music.
But they know how to operate a terrestrial radio.
Internet == difficult for the average joe. Radio == easy.

Difficult now. Easy soon. With thousands of more choices than HD.

No brainer.

You remind me of Sony trying to hock their PS3 Boondoggle. "Yeah it
costs $700, but it's got outstanding technology! And it can play Blu-
ray movies too! And cook your breakfast! People will WANT to work
overtime to buy this thing."

Promises, promises.

But the PS3 is still in third place (behind Xbox360 and Nintendo) &
losing a lot of money & driving down Sony's stock. You can have the
best "gadget" in the world, but it doesn't matter if the consumer
doesn't want it.

You're just a technophobe ...


Is that why I've became an engineer? Because I fear technology? Is
that why I've using computers since 1984, and internet connections
since 1987? Because I fear technology? Is that why I spend my days
reviewing code & designing hardware? Because I fear technology?

Bzzz.

Guess again.

Never mind I'll tell you why: I've seen supposed "better" standards
like laserdisc, minidisc, Digital Audio Tape, Digital Cassette
Recorders, Super Audio CD, HDTV VHS recorders, and on and on and
on...... arrive on the scene, make a lot of noise, and then disappear
since the general public ignored them. (Blu-ray and HD DVD might be
the next ones to flop.)

That's taught me not to believe all the lies.... er, marketing hype.
(Yes even the internet has its trail of tears, with numerous failed
technologies & bankrupted companies.)



Jus because something is new (like Wimax) does not mean it will win.
I remember back in the 80s when ISDN was supposed to be "the future of
computer networking", and many of my colleagues immediately signed-
up. But that never happened. The consumers continued using their
phone lines (slowly upgrading from 9.6k to 56k), and then they ignored
ISDN and jumped straight to high-speed (dsl or cable).

ISDN failed to live-up to its hype, becoming a marginal service barely
used by anybody.

Wimax certainly *sounds* good, but it could very well be the next
ISDN... the next flop.

Don't believe marketing hype.