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I thought the article's title was a joke when I first read it! Facebook acquiring a drone maker seemed absolutely bizarre to me, as it made me think of militar
by eieio 13y ago
I thought the article's title was a joke when I first read it! Facebook acquiring a drone maker seemed absolutely bizarre to me, as it made me think of military drones.
After reading the article, this doesn't seem any sillier than Google's Loon program. I don't have the technical knowledge to know which will likely prove to be more effective.
- amaks 13y agoIt actually becomes obvious after realizing that all Facebook does is copying Google.
- oscargrouch 13y ago"When you just dont know what to do, follow the leader".. facebook is sitting in a pile of bad decisions.. i wonder when their karma will start to hunt them down.. Google can make a LOT of mistakes right now (and weird bets) without hurting them much.. but this is not the reality to the majority of other players.. Trying to play Google's game will make them feel dizzy very soon
- swagvok 13y agoI think making decisions like this aren't poor. You can honestly learn a lot when something fails. So what if this doesn't work? The field of drone development will grow and produce better products because of this, Facebook will potentially grow even more, and a bunch of third world countries have the potential to come online and experience the web.
- tjmc 13y agoDrone aircraft are a much better option than balloons which can't be directed. You can keep a drone over an urban area, deploy, bring it down and keep it separated from other drones in a much more controlled way. Mesh networking them is also a possibility. You can also move a drone in case of particularly large storm cells. 20km is above most weather, but a large cumulonimbus can occasionally get up there. Good to see Vern Raburn's name there too - he did some innovative work at Eclipse before the GFC wiped them out.