The article barely scratches the surface. Look at future plans for the Xbox 360 http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/hd-trailers-on-xbox-360-16 8034.php and realize Microsoft plans to hit 10 million sales by the end of this year. Every one of those boxes will be capable of handling 6 simultaneous downloads. Look at the adoption rates for DVRs and consider that TiVo now lets you obtain content off the net. Look at the increasing popularity of Internet telephony and ask yourself how long before someone tries to bring back video phones. Or consider the effects when the word Internet is made to precede words like refrigerator, home stereo, house, clothing, etc as we have heard to varying degrees of hype over the years. Even the technology analyst that was quoted believes the demand will be there within two years.
"Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM!" - Bill Gates, 1981 Francis R Harvey III WB 303, (301)294-3952 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Poremsky > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Internet: Beware of broadband speed overkill > > > > > > >> > > I think that there are a lot of us non-typical users out there, but > > we are probably still in the minority versus people like my > > parents. They mostly surf the web and read e-mail. The only large > > files they download are software updates. So for them, and the > > millions out there like them, paying a premium for higher bandwidth > > would definitely be a waste. > > >> > > > > Exactly - and that is who the article addresses - basically > telling people > not to buying into faster speeds unless they have a real need for it - > otherwise they are paying for features (higher bandwidth) > that they don't > need or won't use much. > > > > -- > Diane Poremsky > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the > following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
