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Originally posted by RommelS@Jan 26 2003, 02:47 PM
That's right, but why do you think Bluetooth is having a problem of being adapted to the mainstream ...it is because to 802.11 standard.
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That's like saying the reason Linux is not accepted broadly is because cars still run on gas. In other words: a non sequitor, or apples and oranges if you will.
Wifi and bluetooth are two entirely different things which meet entirely different needs. As I said, I use both Wifi and Bluetooth. Wifi serves ONE PURPOSE: To connect me to a nearby ethernet network wirelessly. Bluetooth, of course, can also connect me to ethernet wirelessly, but it is nowhere nearly as effective or as speedy as wifi in this regard.
On the other hand, wifi cannot (and never will be able to) connect me to the internet when there is no ethernet network available; connect me to my cellular phone (to get online; compose, send and receive SMS; synchronize my contacts and calendar between the phone and the Axim, etc.), or connect my Ax or my desktop to a headset for voice commands.
I have absolutely no idea whether Bluetooth will ever enjoy broad mainstream adoption. Nor do I really care, just like I really do not care if Linux ever hits the big time. I do know one thing: those who do not adopt Bluetooth are missing out on a tremendous resource for mobile connectivity that Wifi does not offer.
