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The Resurgence Of Convergence

The Resurgence Of Convergence 01/03/2005 02:58 PM
For a while, it seemed like the idea of "convergence" was going out of style. It would come and go as people talk about various devices and services picking up more features. However, convergence means more than adding a camera to your phone or an internet connection to your TV -- but in figuring out what entirely new opportunities these combinations open up. Om Malik is pointing to a piece by Ramesh Jain suggesting that the future of convergence is about combining content, communication and computing -- but that too many are only focusing on two of the three aspects (or really just understand one of the three). True convergence occurs when a company clearly understands all three, and what the implications are of that convergence beyond feature creep. We've already mentioned that one of the "unexpected" side effects of convergence is that it's also convergi ng business models -- leaving some companies out in the cold when they discover their business model no longer makes sense. Witness Cablevision's ability to give away phone service. Of course, telcos are looking at convergence on their own, and this can be seen in SBC's announcement today that they're workin g on a set-top box that goes beyond what most current set-top boxes do. Basically, they're yet another company trying to create the ultimate "digital entertainment hub" with a DVR, internet access, photo/video/music storage and more. Of course, it's likely they're attacking this from a broadcast (content) perspective, rather than a communication one, but it's pretty clear that these battles are heating up, and companies who aren't figuring out the interplay between content, communication and computing aren't going to be around very long.

VC Resurgence Breathes Life into IT

VC Resurgence Breathes Life into IT 09/20/2004 04:53 PM
Internet News Sep 20 2004 8:13PM GMT

Broadband Wireless's Resurgence

Broadband Wireless's Resurgence 11/18/2003 12:48 PM
Om Malik writes about how low costs and high bandwidth are bringing back broadband wireless: You'll probably see a lot of articles in the next 12 months that lack the back story to broadband wireless, which Malik's piece contains. Broadband wireless isn't new: in fact, I was corresponding yesterday with Brett Glass, a founder of Lariat.org in Wyoming, which was operating 2 Mbps WaveLAN gear in 1993. In the late 90s, several major telcos invested heavily in licensed-spectrum wireless broadband, buying up licenses in the educational/institutional MMDS/ITU band (2.5 GHz). Congress had authorized holders of geographic licenses in these bands -- holders that included hospitals, schools, etc. -- to sublicense these broadcasting/distance learning/misc. services frequencies to commercial users. Sprint and Worldcom bought up practically all of the MMDS licenses -- Sprint spent a billion on them -- and AT&T used a much higher but licensed band above 10 GHz. None of these operations succeeded because they were using proprietary technology on frequencies that only they could use! Manufacturers were pumping out ever cheaper, lower-powered Wi-Fi and other spread-spectrum gear while the licensed broadband folks saw their costs stay the same. If you're the only customer (or maybe there's two), there's no much competition. Ultimately, broadband wireless by the big boys died, and Om Malik's article traces the resurgence. There are several hundred broadband wireless ISPs in the U.S. -- one source says 1,800, but I think that's a count of cities in which the service is offered, not unique firms. And that's mostly the mom and pops. Malik documents both the growth in firms offering to-the-curb/final-mile service, and also the T-1 and higher replacement companies that can bring in tens of megabytes per second of quality service in a few days. One of the key benefits to broadband wireless is that it can be instantaneous. Once you have the tower secured and fiber or high-speed lines running to it, the line of sight is your oyster as an operator....

VC Resurgence Breathes More Life into IT

VC Resurgence Breathes More Life into IT 09/17/2004 06:01 PM
Internet News Sep 17 2004 9:45PM GMT

Google's IPO Signifies the Resurgence of
Search

Google's IPO Signifies the Resurgence of
Search 04/30/2004 10:03 PM
In laying the groundwork for its stock offering, Google is marking a turning point for the search industry and proving that a relatively new way of selling ads can make money.

Chip industry predicts 2004 resurgence

Chip industry predicts 2004 resurgence 11/07/2003 07:44 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 7 2003 7:20AM ET

Digital content spurs micropayments
resurgence

Digital content spurs micropayments
resurgence 09/07/2004 06:38 AM
A growing appetite for digital content helps companies that enable small-ticket online transactions.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Silicon
Valleys Resurgence: Is It for Real?

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Silicon
Valleys Resurgence: Is It for Real? 02/11/2004 06:57 PM
Wharton Feb 11 2004 11:06PM GMT

Bombs Kill Four in Resurgence of Iraq
Violence (Reuters)

Bombs Kill Four in Resurgence of Iraq
Violence (Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:50 AM
Reuters - Bombs targeting U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least four people on Friday as insurgents stepped up pressure on Iraq's new leaders after a lull in violence since January elections.

Software Piracy Is in Resurgence, With
New Safeguards Eroded by File Sharing

Software Piracy Is in Resurgence, With
New Safeguards Eroded by File Sharing 01/19/2004 01:41 AM
The software industry has developed techniques to safeguard programs and thwart pirates, and global software piracy rates have declined somewhat.

War Books Spike in Popularity in May -
War with Iraq and Trojan War Drive
Resurgence in Interest in Wars Past

War Books Spike in Popularity in May -
War with Iraq and Trojan War Drive
Resurgence in Interest in Wars Past 06/10/2004 02:47 AM
Online readership in May focused on ebooks on war. Current war with Iraq and recent Brad Pitt film, Troy, likely causes for war book popularity. [PRWEB Jun 10, 2004]

Well, it makes me go wow at least.

Well, it makes me go wow at least. 07/29/2004 04:43 AM
Math that makes you go wow: A multi-disciplinary exploration of non-orientable surfaces.

What Makes RIM Run?

What Makes RIM Run? 07/08/2004 05:28 PM
Opinion: As hardware commoditizes, Research In Motion's BlackBerry is prospering, with smart partnering making this one handheld you can't let go of.

J&J Makes the Day

J&J Makes the Day 04/13/2004 02:20 PM
It may be over a hundred years old, but the company reports a spry first quarter.

Yahoo Makes Changes to Y!Q

Yahoo Makes Changes to Y!Q 04/06/2005 07:44 AM
Remember that Y!Q service for publishers and searchers? It's a service available that allows you to add context-based searching to your site. You can see my earlier writeup about it...

AWS makes i-mode its own

AWS makes i-mode its own 01/03/2004 04:54 AM
Telecoms.com Jan 3 2004 4:12AM ET

What Makes Pixar Run?

What Makes Pixar Run? 05/29/2004 07:36 PM
MacNewsWorld,United States-14 hours ago ... The guy has the creativity of Sergei Brin and Larry Page at Google, the experience of Michael Dell and the connections and persuasiveness of Carly Fiorina.". ...

NI makes B4, FM7, Pro-53 demos available

NI makes B4, FM7, Pro-53 demos available 08/10/2004 03:57 PM
German developer Native Instruments has announced the immediate availability of demo versions of its B4, FM7 and Pro-53 software synthesizers. B4 mimics the sound of a tone wheel organ, FM7 emulates classic FM synths and pro-53 offers an assortment of vintage cult synthesizers. You can download the demo for each from its Web page.

HP makes Hurd the $20m man

HP makes Hurd the $20m man 03/31/2005 03:36 PM
Cash register king hears bonuses go Ker-ching!

A List Apart: What Makes the Web?

A List Apart: What Makes the Web? 11/12/2003 01:22 PM
Though it's not particularly PHP-related, I do definitely think that one of the new postings from A List Apart does deserve a read.

Potter makes Ł5m on its first day

Potter makes Ł5m on its first day 06/02/2004 08:40 AM
The new Harry Potter film smashes UK box office records by making over Ł5m on its first day.

Qwest Makes New Run at MCI

Qwest Makes New Run at MCI 04/01/2005 01:57 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 1 2005 6:08AM GMT

Who makes a movie?

Who makes a movie? 06/18/2004 04:09 PM
Who gets artistic control and credit for a movie (e.g. a film, a television show)? Here are the candidates I’ve…

Math that makes you go Wow

Math that makes you go Wow 07/29/2004 11:44 PM

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Now it all makes sense.....

Now it all makes sense..... 02/01/2005 08:42 PM

Greed and digital convergence often go hand in hand.

Many a deal has been f*cked up by some greedy (usually white male) as**hole who thinks he can't just stick to his business model and evolve into digital convergence - organically (read: later.)

No this guy - needs to try and take it all - NOW. He's gonna make his play, and dam the logic of the alliances, the virtue of doing it right and smart - we want IT ALL - NOW.

That seems to be what Mike Ramsey at TiVO did.

Instead of going into a deal with COMCAST, which was critical - given the fact that PVRs are becoming a commodity and Microsoft and Digeo are on their asses. TiVO turned down a deal with COMCAST supposedly in favor of their "digital convergence/Home LAN" play. This is why they bought Strangeberry.

But what seems strange to me is why couldn't TiVO have lciensed it software to COMCAST and STILL do their Home LAN play?

Why can't they organically grow into a Home LAN play, evolving their brand into something that means - cool, compelling experience that works?

By turning down the COMCAST deal, Mike Ramsey got kicked out and now they'll probably never ship the Strangeberry V3 - and they'll just tube - as COMCAST will hook up with MS and squash them.

Oh well.

Here's Peter Rojas' engadget report....

Ok, now we understand why TiVo CEO Michael Ramsay was “promoted” out of his job last week. You know how people have been telling TiVo how the only way they’re going to survive would be to convince some a cable company to license their digital video recorder software for use on set-top boxes?

Yeah, well according to the New York Times last summer they were about to score a big deal with Comcast to do precisely this, that is until Ramsay pulled the plug at the last moment because he was convinced TiVo wasn’t getting paid enough money or given enough control over the service.

We won’t second guess his decision, since we don’t know the exact terms of the deal (though apparently they were pretty bad), but you know what, TiVo is sort of in a life-or-death situation right now and might have to take what it can get if it wants to stick around. The company is still not turning a profit, they’re facing increased competition from all sides (from cable companies with their generic DVR-capable set top boxes, Digeo’s Moxi, and Microsoft’s Media Center OS, not to mention stuff like MythTV and Beyond TV), and having deal like this in place would have been especially valuable in the wake of their recent break up with DirecTV. Now it’s Microsoft and Digeo who are testing their software with Comcast and TiVo that’s being left out in the cold. Ramsay says his strategy was to make an end-run around the cable companies and focus on turning the TiVo into a digital entertainment hub (i.e. “convergence”, i.e. the same thing everyone else claims to be working on), but now he’s out (at least as CEO, he’s staying on as chairman) and it’s unlikely that whoever succeeds him will have the luxury of grand visions: right now they’re going to have to focus on ensuring that TiVo is still in business a year from now.

[engadget]

This is important stuff. TiVO defined PVRs and now they're about to lose the market. Same thing is happening to NetFlix as we speak.

Is it lack of patents and bank account that causes this to happen or it something more about execution and staying smart. It's not good enough to be first and be really smart about your product offering or compelling experience.

It's about staying smart and working with others. Not being too greedy and keeping your eye on the end-user's experience - not your bank account. Or shall I say your future bank account.

Yah gotta follow DROC (do not run-out-of cash.) But you also can't be too greedy. TiVO knew that COMCAST knew that DirecTV was blowing off TiVO. TiVo should have known that MS was sucking up to COMCAST - HARD.

Why was COMCAST trying to do a deal with TiVO? Cause TiVO has the best product and experience. But they weren't able to come to a deal. Hmmmmmm.

Sounds like Apple to me.

"In-store Ads makes you buy more? "

"In-store Ads makes you buy more? " 06/14/2004 09:52 AM

And Baby Makes Icy Eight

And Baby Makes Icy Eight 04/18/2005 10:54 AM
A Google search revealed no details about how this two-year-old is doing, but with a name like that, I'll bet that no bizitches get all up in his bidness.

What makes a geek?

What makes a geek? 05/06/2004 09:52 PM

Meri has a great post up entitled Because We Are Geeks, which highlights the differences between geeks and the rest of the world and asks if geeks are really suited to designing and marketing products for non-geeks.

I'll openly admit that I'm frequently baffled by non-geeks. How could anyone not want a USB Devil Duckie? More to the point, I've often wandered what it is that makes some people more inclined to technical pursuits than others. Is it something you've born with, or something that you pick up from your surroundings? I attribute a lot of my geekiness to exposure to both Lego technic and a C64 from an early age, but would I still have been drawn towards geeky endeavours if I'd spent my childhood kicking a football around instead? It's nice to know that Google's Larry Page was influenced by lego as well.

You know ERP, that sound ALF makes......

You know ERP, that sound ALF makes...... 09/03/2004 06:20 PM
From the Edges of IT Hell, ERP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_resource_planning) implement...

Powerpoint makes you ...

Powerpoint makes you ... 12/17/2003 05:58 PM
Tools are emerging that claim to make application development as easy as writing a Powerpoint presentation. ...

Sphere XP Makes GUI 3D

Sphere XP Makes GUI 3D 04/14/2004 09:15 PM

IBM makes late DRM bid

IBM makes late DRM bid 04/27/2004 07:15 AM
xCP system backed by Intel, Matsushita and Toshiba

What makes Cisco run?

What makes Cisco run? 04/18/2005 06:12 AM
Cisco chief John Chambers talks about the drive to be No. 1 and his company's ideal takeover target.

...and baby makes 13

...and baby makes 13 04/14/2004 05:18 PM
USA Today Apr 14 2004 8:44PM GMT

Spam that follows you and makes you pay

Spam that follows you and makes you pay 04/19/2005 04:04 AM
What's more annoying than having your e-mail in-box flooded by spam? How about having your cell phone inundated with unwanted messages that you actually have to pay for.

Motorola makes hay during Q1

Motorola makes hay during Q1 04/21/2004 04:57 AM
'Here's a $2bn profit we didn't expect...'

The BW Web 20: Google Makes the Cut

The BW Web 20: Google Makes the Cut 08/27/2004 02:16 PM
Source: BusinessWeek - Though the newly public search giant is hardly a fail-safe investment, it belongs in our diversified portfolio of bets on the Net's future....

Sony Makes the Cut

Sony Makes the Cut 05/11/2004 02:57 PM
The PlayStation 2 price cut comes to pass.

Mac OS X Makes Best Digital Photos

Mac OS X Makes Best Digital Photos 01/18/2004 02:44 PM
Everything is shown in near-perfect scaling, no matter how large or small the items. By Al Fasoldt (Newhouse News Service via MyAppleMenu)
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