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sneak
3865 days ago
Only a tiny fraction of consumers actually believe that. For the vast majority of users, Internet == 80+443, and 25+983 for people with smartphones.
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vezzy-fnord
3865 days ago
Systems do not change just because a sufficient mass of people
believe
otherwise.
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jarfil
3865 days ago
Gamers would disagree.
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sneak
3864 days ago
Good point - Skype and FaceTime too.
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ParadoxOryx
3864 days ago
As much as I hate Skype, it does seem to have a magical ability to connect in even the most restrictive networks.
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erichmond
3865 days ago
Gamers are a tiny fraction of consumers.
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butterfi
3865 days ago
Games made more then Hollywood last year, so I would suspect this is still a large audience.
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noir_lord
3865 days ago
Also the audience (after possibly developers) who are willing to pay for really high speed low latency connections.
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dsmithatx
3865 days ago
He was talking about Business class Internet not home users.
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