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To: Eric L who wrote (51702)	6/18/2002 9:41:45 PM
From: mightylakers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Hi Eric, You sound and look like Totti<ggg> knight.fcu.edu.tw

To: Eric L who wrote (51702)	6/19/2002 12:41:37 AM
From: BDR	Respond to of 54805

"Their rational is that if the technology is superior everybody will flock to it, while shunning the other, inferior technologies....There have been many cases of high-technology markets where supposedly inferior technologies absolutely pummeled the competition in the open market. ...." Reminded me of this article, which I haven't seen posted here. Wireless Dreaming: Is 3G Dead? knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Advertisements hyping the future of the wireless lifestyle are ubiquitous these days. Cellular carriers have plastered our world with images of consumers happily using their mobile phones at all hours of the day to do anything from anywhere at warp speed. The idea of chatting, surfing the web, zipping snapshots of loved ones back and forth, and using the same phone in Bangkok, San Francisco, and London is appealing. But whether this dream will become reality is largely unclear, say many experts at Wharton and elsewhere. While some think that so-called third-generation, or 3G, wireless networks will be viable and necessary, others believe 3G is a largely a waste of money for governments, carrier companies, consumers, and applications developers alike.