IP: Jilted by broadband

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Jilted by broadband

Without widespread high-speed Internet access, the technology
industry--and arguably the economy at large--will remain stalled.

By Michael V. Copeland and Om Malik
March 13, 2002

When Microsoft was developing the Xbox video game console in 1999,
consumers were signing up for high-speed Internet access as quickly
as they could. Seduced by this growth in broadband subscriptions,
Microsoft made a critical decision. The device would be equipped with
a broadband ethernet connection--instead of a conventional dial-up
modem--for online games and other services. The company's choice was
driven by a desire to reserve the Xbox for games with high-quality
graphics that would require high-speed data transmission. By
implication, it was a nod to what many thought would soon be reality:
ubiquitous broadband.

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http://redherring.com/investor/2002/0313/1920.html



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