Sure. And we'll have cold fusion by 2010, and a man on Mars by 2012. Fiber-to-the-home has been promised for over 10 years. It may be getting closer, but wide

Sure. And we'll have cold fusion by 2010, and a man on Mars by 2012. Fiber-to-the-home has been promised for over 10 years. It may be getting closer, but widespread availability by next year? I doubt it. But the biggest problem is that no one actually WANTS a videoconferencing unit in their home. The technology's been around for decades; ok, maybe not a high-res large screen TV, but a 5" screen over POTS. To put it simply, people don't want to have to dress up and do their hair just to place a phone call (and what do you do if someone calls when you're in your PJs?) The only real application at home are long-distance calls with family members or friends who live far. This works okay with webcams, and I can't see enough demand to buy large-screen video-conferencing units for this purpose to make it a killer app.