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IP: Andy says you got to be kidding Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:08:12 -0400
Reply-To: <andy () outlook4mobility com> From: "Andy Seybold" <andy () outlook4mobility com> To: <farber () cis upenn edu> Subject: RE: Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:04:40 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal Dave--just like Intel--one group says that Bluetooth is alive and well (Simon Ellis at Intel) the same day Maloney says it is dead. Maloney obviously knows little, if anything about the differences. 802.11B does not support voice--and a BIG use for Bluetooth is going to be in hands free car kits and ear pieces. Secondly, 802.11B is, compared to Bluetooth, power hungry. He also missed the fact that with both Sprint PCS and Verizon rolling out cdma2000 1x packet systems at 153 kbps by the end of the year in many markets, the PDA-bluetooth-phone connections are going to be popular. Try using 802.11b between a PDA and phone and see how long your battery lasts. The bottom line is that Bluetooth is a PAN and 802.11b is a WLAN, very different products for very different uses. Best regards Andy Seybold -----Original Message----- From: owner-ip-sub-1 () admin listbox com [mailto:owner-ip-sub-1 () admin listbox com]On Behalf Of David Farber Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 2:19 PM To: ip-sub-1 () majordomo pobox com Subject: IP: Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executiveDate: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:36:52 -0700 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Bob Hinden <hinden () iprg nokia com> Subject: Yahoo! News Story - Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive SAN JOSE, Calif.--Bluetooth has already lost the battle to become the wireless network standard, according to the head of Intel's communications strategy. Bluetooth--which lets cell phones, notebooks and other devices create wireless networks that can then link to the Web--is not going to become a mainstream technology, according to Sean Maloney, vice president and general manager of the Intel Communications Group. Maloney made the comments during a press conference Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forumhere.Instead, 802.11 will emerge as the de facto standard for connecting wirelessly to the Internet. Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010830/tc/bluetooth_has_lost_says_intel_executive_1.html============================================================ Yahoo! News http://dailynews.yahoo.com/For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/
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