David Smith wrote: > You are right, it really is meant to be an appliance. At that point, why not > really go for it and make a virtual PC environment accessible through my > cable TV provider? I get a wireless keyboard and a gesture mouse ( or maybe > a Wii controller :) ) and go to the "PC Channel" for my surfing, email and > so on? Give me a USB port on the cable box so I can plug in a printer and > Grandma is good to go. Never software to load, no concerns about virii... > and the Cable company controls everything so they make a bundle monitoring > my habits online and selling the data to advertisers. It's a slam dunk of > simplicity for the non-technical end user and virtually bottomless revenue > streams for the cable folks from hardware, online storage, advertising and > services. > >
Wasn't that kinda the idea behind WebTV (which failed, iirc)??? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
