On 12 July 2013 14:51, Mark ZZZ Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markzzzsmith@yahoo.com.au" target="_blank">markzzzsmith@yahoo.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>I don't think it is a good idea to spend lots of time and money on possibly maybes. </div>
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The majority of what we do on networks are electronic analogues of what we do "IRL" - the names of the applications are a give away e.g., eMAIL, video CONFERENCING etc. The majority of human communications is unicast or bidirectional, which is why unicast style applications are the dominant ones. The entertainment industry might be glamorous, but it pales compared to the revenue of the telecommunications industry. </blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>The way we consume media is evolving, and the entertainment industry will eventually be dragged, kicking, screaming, biting and spitting, along with us.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite what some people think, there isn't sufficient bandwidth in the air to support the continued growth of media consumption, particularly on demand - that's where things like the NBN with its existing and potential bandwidth potentials actually matter for the future.</div>
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