Joe Laszlo
Joe Laszlo
chatting connection finally longer nice order phone platform realize term time users viable voice whose
I think all (the IM companies) think that this is an idea whose time has finally come. All of them realize that while voice chatting between IM users is a nice thing, what they really need to do longer term in order to make the platform more viable is make that connection out to the phone networks.
inherently number phone provider tied wireless
E-mail addresses inherently are tied to the provider in the way that a phone number is not tied to a wireless carrier or phone company.
people phone talk
For all the new-fangled things people like to talk about, the phone has been the phone for 100 years now,
mercury pounds
Together, they emit 1,500 pounds of mercury annually.
amount fair interest switch
We see a fair amount of resistance...not a lot of interest to switch from dial-up to broadband.
aol compete expand expect markets remaining time trials
While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner.
faces within
Within the U.S., it's a pretty iffy model. FON faces some real problems.
existing issue open providers service wiring
Should service providers use existing wiring in the home, or should they use wireless? This is still an issue that is still very much open for debate.
aol bring broadband early merger users
The AOL/Time Warner merger could really bring broadband from the cutting-edge, early adapter users to mass-market consumers, something AOL excels in,
field left room surprise
I think there is room for some new communications application to come out of left field and surprise everybody.
adoption among broadband certainly companies early rate
It certainly has not been adoption at the rate that some companies in the industry, some of the early entrants among the broadband providers, were expecting.
direct indirect
There aren't a lot of direct synergies here. But there are a lot of indirect synergies.
broadband figuring left message worth
What they're left with is figuring out a better message around why broadband is worth it.
beans holy jaded small
Holy mackerel. ... That's not small beans in these jaded times.