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tw · 12-06-2003, 06:04 PM

Been reading about these technologies for too many years now. BlueTooth long ago 'shot its wad' and did not prosper when the results should have been coming in. They are done. Many technologies had promise but could not deliver. They (like Bluetooth) will continue to exist - as minor players - like Token Ring was to network hardware.

In the last year or so from high tech magazines, 802.11x is the future. That's final. Computer users will be seeing this 'given' over the next couple of years.

Where was all this being discussed? Where the design of chips for those technologies are analyzed. By the time those technologies become popular at the consumer level, then it becomes obvious where the future lies. Firewire will continue to exist. But it was clear many years ago that USB was a better alternative - because of what had been happening when chips for these technologies were being designed.

Bluetooth was really only for wireless communication between adjacent devices. But then IR communication could already do that just fine. So where did Bluetooth provide the times ten advantage? It did not. Its already a 'has been'.

12-06-2003, 06:04 PM	#3
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Been reading about these technologies for too many years now. BlueTooth long ago 'shot its wad' and did not prosper when the results should have been coming in. They are done. Many technologies had promise but could not deliver. They (like Bluetooth) will continue to exist - as minor players - like Token Ring was to network hardware. In the last year or so from high tech magazines, 802.11x is the future. That's final. Computer users will be seeing this 'given' over the next couple of years. Where was all this being discussed? Where the design of chips for those technologies are analyzed. By the time those technologies become popular at the consumer level, then it becomes obvious where the future lies. Firewire will continue to exist. But it was clear many years ago that USB was a better alternative - because of what had been happening when chips for these technologies were being designed. Bluetooth was really only for wireless communication between adjacent devices. But then IR communication could already do that just fine. So where did Bluetooth provide the times ten advantage? It did not. Its already a 'has been'. Last edited by tw; 12-06-2003 at 06:07 PM.