On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, S Woodside wrote:
> This seems like a needlessly paranoid statement. They might be trying
> to figure out how to use it but they're not "taking it away".
Yep, I could see how this is a Centrino marketing exercise but
the line quoted below struck a dissonant, strident note to me.
This is really a corporate effort to take back 802.11 from the
hobbyists and put it on a paying basis.
On the other hand, the previous poster's comment about this effort
being doomed because its like trying to sell 'bottled air' is clearly
false: how about, it's like trying to sell bottled water? People are
willing to pay for (perceived or real) quality and reliability even
though there are free alternatives. Sure I can open your side gate,
walk through your back yard and drink from your garden hose (the
free CWN model), but I'd rather buy a litre of Calistoga at 7-11.
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