----- Original Message -----
From: "Jared Mauch" <jared@puck.nether.net>
On Jun 10, 2011, at 10:01 AM, Kyle Creyts wrote:
I think the point is the ubiquity of access isn't what it should be.
I think there were several good points made in the article.
1) Data caps and how they impact software updates (or downloads) - hughesnet was mentioned but ..
Looking to the near future, Apple is selling a 4GB download for $30 in the next month or so. That will have a large impact on networks that day IMHO. If you have a 3G/4G/LTE/whatnot device it makes it impossible to pull down the image without hitting your 5GB or 10GB cap compared to a fixed access network.
Even assuming you go to the local Panera/McDonalds/Starbucks/Library access, if you get 2MB/s (16Mb/s) you're talking about 20-25 minutes. Those locales don't usually have that fast of a network though.
Much more to the point: the (vendors hope for the) coming preponderance of services like iCloud mean that you'll be able to *pay someone* to force you to use up your capped service, downloading music *you already paid for in the first place*. People Are Stupid. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274