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Archive for December 23rd, 2008

Wi-Fi: Failed Revolutions and Real Solutions

23 December 2008

Every few months, it seems, going back to the early 2000’s, someone writes an article discussing how the wireless connectivity technology commonly known as Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) has failed to live up to its early promise. Indeed, Wi-Fi has participated in several “revolutions” that failed to revolve. Recall the Wi-Fi “hotspot revolution” of 2002-2003. Or, [...]

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Top Mistakes of the Year part 2

23 December 2008

It’s already the 23rd. We are running out of time to complete the list of Top Mistakes of the Year (see prior post “Top mistakes of the year” November 20-08).
It is pretty clear that I was all over the map about Research In Motion’s trackball. First there was the useless lobbying of Jim [...]

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