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   Early Adopers

   

   The Stalwart, Oct 17th, 2005 @ 5:37am

   
   

   You should check out this article about slowing broadband penetration. It suggests that broadband growth is slowing because "most of the early adopters" have already signed up. It seems to me that anyone who doesn't use broadband has forfeited their early adopter status a long time ago.

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   The source

   

   Bob3000, Oct 17th, 2005 @ 5:47am

   
   

   It's USA Today. I wouldn't put much faith in their ananlysis (although their forté is to digest the news and show colorful pictures).

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   WiFi still early adoption?

   

   Joe, Oct 17th, 2005 @ 6:15am

   
   

   I agree,
   
   Everyone and their mothers have WiFi now. Early adoption is liquid cooling your PC, SLi/Crossfire graphics, people who buy cell phones in their first week of introduction, hydrogen powered cars (not Hybrids anymore) etc.
   
   Funny thing is, who the heck is USA today? The don't know the first thing about early adoption. Maybe they need to hire someone from tech-dirt or Engadget to clue them in on REAL early adoption.

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   Re: WiFi still early adoption?

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 17th, 2005 @ 7:59am

   
   

   Seems that in many situations people do not really think of themselves as "early adopters" in the way that an early adopter is up against a risk that the technology will not work or perform well. Much of the "adopted" technology cited is really just some kind of extended version of an existing technology. People have been using cordless phones for years, is it that much of a stretch to see the same people using wireless ethernet? People have been used to the phone company providing (sortof) reliable services to them. I don't see how it can be looked at as a "risky" early adoption. The connection is either going to work, or it isn't going to work..

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