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Well, only now is long-range wireless becoming a viable competitor. Kodak didn't see digital photography as meaningful competition, until customers switch en ma
by ctdonath 5y ago
Well, only now is long-range wireless becoming a viable competitor. Kodak didn't see digital photography as meaningful competition, until customers switch en masse within months. Smith-Corona didn't see personal computers as meaningful competition, until customers switched en masse within months. Ditto MySpace, AOL, CompuServe, etc.
Wired monopoly-based ~50Mbps service had no meaningful competition - until wireless modest-activation ~500Mbps is individually available at comparable cost.
You haven't seen it because it wasn't here. As of a few months hence, it's here. Only reason I haven't dropped local wired service for Starlink is I get a substantial discount on the former; I'm looking for any excuse to switch.
- dboreham 5y agoExcept Kodak's competition didn't need to break laws of physics.