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Originally Posted by v5v
I imagine that the availability of greater speed will lead to the development of uses we don't have today. Perhaps real-time apps that do the heavy lifting in the cloud....
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Originally Posted by Elmobius
Without an upgrade to infrastructure, technology stagnates.
You ever hear that (rumored) Bill Gates quote? "640K of memory ought to be enough...
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Originally Posted by cmvsm
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
OK think about it like this....
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
Wouldn't iGlasses most likely be Apple's offering?
Sorry yeah, whatever they call it! 'Google Glasses' Apple I guess will be iView or something.
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Originally Posted by cmvsm
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Oh for gods sake, don't tar...
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
I remember when 20 years ago my friend said "who the hell needs a 40 Mb hard drive?" With 4K and even 8K on the horizon those speeds will be needed.
Well your friend...
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Originally Posted by RichL
Faster, more reliable internet connections open up the possibility of new services. Don't think in terms of what's offered today.
Like what? I never think of what...
I can barely think of decent uses for 4G, let alone 5G. My 3G connection streams video adequately, and that's about as data intensive as I need, or will need for in the foreseeable future.
I don't care for downloading video in...