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I think you missed a current application that needs a stack of bandwidth — network boot or install of operating systems. MacBook Air's already do a wireless net
by andrewtj 16y ago
I think you missed a current application that needs a stack of bandwidth — network boot or install of operating systems. MacBook Air's already do a wireless network install from another machine and ChromeOS will be delivered solely via the internet. You can dismiss the prospect in the same way you've dismissed cloud storage but given trends in physical media for music and video, I don't think a decade will pass before doing an OS upgrade or install that requires physical media will be considered a curiosity.
- ippisl 16y agoI dismissed cloud storage , because i don't think a large percentage of people would pay higher bandwidth bills for this feature when they have something like dropbox . And i'm not sure people would pay higher bandwidth bills for internet installs.
- andrewtj 16y agoI agree, but then in general I don't think that consumers pay more for internet connections for specific features — nor do I think they ever have. I think they pay more because what they have has become a limitation for what they're already doing.