3 ms·
A few years back Microsoft mentioned that something like 42% of all Windows computers have less than the 25Mbps broadband that the government is aiming for. Of
by db48x 4y ago
A few years back Microsoft mentioned that something like 42% of all Windows computers have less than the 25Mbps broadband that the government is aiming for. Of course, not all computers run Windows, and even then it doesn’t tell you the difference between broadband availability and the desire or ability to pay for it.
- mistrial9 4y agoyes this is true -- it turns out that MSFT has easily measured the time it takes to download upgrades on a very large scale. This private data is mentioned in the Princeton study "No WANs Land: Mapping broadband connectivity"
- db48x 4y agoYes! I’m glad that they have at least gotten rid of their old map, based on census areas. That is progress at least.