e-homey
So Mr. Bill (Gates that is) says he wants you to have an ehome. What a futuristic vision...
Remember the old space mountain in Disneyworld?. Before the ride you'd go pass a 1970 vision of the future as portraid by RCA technology. It was complete with "Discovision" video disk player which had a real needle and really scratched the disks just like a record player can. There were all kinds of innovations... which never flew. But RCA had the right idea, new technologies integrated into the same old home we are all used to.
Mr. Gates really doesn't get it. Is he so desperate to expand his empire that he can't see some basic realities? Okay, I'll help him.
1. Americans don't buy a TV every day. When they do they expect it to perform flawlessly, every day, for years. The billopoly operates in a totally different arena. You break an American's TV, not only will he never buy a product from you again, he might just put a cap in your billionaire ass. The point: Microsoft brand appliance would go over like a fart in church. I don't want viruses in my toaster or lights that decide my library looks cool as a disco. You've been reading too many x10 ads.
2. Americans have made incredible gains in technological know how in the past decade. But guess what, a home computer network is still not the norm. Now you want to tie that in with other appliances?! I've just managed to train my family well enough so I don't have to take support calls every time they move their computers. Thou shall not make another connection!
3. Bill, if it doesn't rely on the wiring already in the house (which in a lot of cases is limited to electricity) or avoid it altogether, it will never fly. I've pulled wire through my walls, it wasn't fun and I know what I'm doing. How many people are going to pull wires through walls they may or may not own?
Bill, I'm one of those mythical early adopters in technology. I've got the high speed connection, the home network, almost housewide stereo and cable, mail, web, and mp3 servers all under one roof. Your e-home I'm not buying. How about releasing better products for the computer first before I trust you with anything else?
Remember the old space mountain in Disneyworld?. Before the ride you'd go pass a 1970 vision of the future as portraid by RCA technology. It was complete with "Discovision" video disk player which had a real needle and really scratched the disks just like a record player can. There were all kinds of innovations... which never flew. But RCA had the right idea, new technologies integrated into the same old home we are all used to.
Mr. Gates really doesn't get it. Is he so desperate to expand his empire that he can't see some basic realities? Okay, I'll help him.
1. Americans don't buy a TV every day. When they do they expect it to perform flawlessly, every day, for years. The billopoly operates in a totally different arena. You break an American's TV, not only will he never buy a product from you again, he might just put a cap in your billionaire ass. The point: Microsoft brand appliance would go over like a fart in church. I don't want viruses in my toaster or lights that decide my library looks cool as a disco. You've been reading too many x10 ads.
2. Americans have made incredible gains in technological know how in the past decade. But guess what, a home computer network is still not the norm. Now you want to tie that in with other appliances?! I've just managed to train my family well enough so I don't have to take support calls every time they move their computers. Thou shall not make another connection!
3. Bill, if it doesn't rely on the wiring already in the house (which in a lot of cases is limited to electricity) or avoid it altogether, it will never fly. I've pulled wire through my walls, it wasn't fun and I know what I'm doing. How many people are going to pull wires through walls they may or may not own?
Bill, I'm one of those mythical early adopters in technology. I've got the high speed connection, the home network, almost housewide stereo and cable, mail, web, and mp3 servers all under one roof. Your e-home I'm not buying. How about releasing better products for the computer first before I trust you with anything else?
