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No, I don't think you misunderstood and it sounds like we are roughly in agreement. I agree that Musk's other ventures also challenge existing incumbents but I
by kencausey 6y ago
No, I don't think you misunderstood and it sounds like we are roughly in agreement. I agree that Musk's other ventures also challenge existing incumbents but I feel like ISPs are probably more (even if much less than I would like) nimble than in transportation (terrestrial and otherwise) industries and said ISPS already have better service at least in well populated areas than Starlink could possibly provide via radio frequencies even in low earth orbit. The window of opportunity seems small to me.
I guess I'm just wondering if I am overly sceptical of the hype around Starlink that I have seen, if I'm somehow missing something fundamental.
- throwawaybutwhy 6y agoYes. Starlink is a way to provide a secure, captive scaling opportunity for Musk's launch vehicles that will carry us to Mars. While it disrupts existing ISPs, it does so at the edges of broadband coverage where service is poor. Only after that it may make inroads into areas with better service and high prices.