Derek, even tho I agree with the authors that the "new" modem that can be upgraded via software is what other modem vendors should be doing, it's obvious that the rest of what is said is HS (that's not High School -G-).
>SoundBullet, which is actually a 33.6Kbps modem, will achieve 56Kbps in either standard through upgradable software drivers, said Charles Chuang, vice president of marketing at E-Tech.
"If either one of these standards evolves, the customer will be able to upgrade to it with no hassle," Chuang said. Gee, what a novel idea, wonder how they thought that up?
Industry observers said E-Tech's modem takes a novel approach to a controversy that has had modem manufacturers siding with one camp or the other, but not both.
"That's good news for consumers, that they can safely buy a modem that can go with both standards," said Greg Howard, an analyst with Infonetics Research, in San Jose, Calif.
Others think it's about time somebody took a reasonable approach to the 56Kbps issue.
"They're doing exactly what a modem vendor should be doing," [Gee, pardon moi, but isn't this what USR is doing?] said Brad Baldwin, a remote access analyst at International Data Corp. "Modem vendors should not care ... what emerges as a standard." Absolutely. Just go with the vendor who has DSP chips in modems now, which is USR
Neither analyst has heard of other modem vendors taking a similar approach, but Baldwin said they cannot be far behind. Um, these guys redefine clueless.
"I'm sure everybody's looking at it," he said. Oh yeah, I'm sure USR will be studying DSP chips now. Why couldnt' those dumb USR engineers have thot of this?<
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