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Old 05-23-2007, 01:35 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3 View Post
it all comes down to the "last mile problem" how much bandwidth can you offer to average joe in his home at a decent price? its all well and good to have the network backbone that powerful and having large companies (and more necissary) but i'm interested to see how this will evolve for the common user whom probably won't praticularly need this (or be able to afford it any time soon).

computers these days seem to be a pissing contest at times - just comparing the numbers to make your e-peen grow. does your grandma really need a 3GHz dual core processor with 2TB of storage to check her email once or twice a week?
If she's telling you that she's just checking her email with a rig like that she's lying. Grandma is an everquest addict.
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