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Comment on Do You Rely On The Internet? by Ian

Ian — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:15:36 +0000

Scoot,

You are absolutely correct, the internet still has yet to get to the maturity stage!

In regards to the fixed phone and TV.
Nothing dies it just gets outdated and integrated into something else.

Comment on Do You Rely On The Internet? by Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:05:06 +0000

In a few more years time, when people are even more dependant on (and addicted to) being “switched on”… can you imagine the madness that a power failure would cause?
My 10 month old baby already knows how to turn up the tv/stereo, turn lights on, open the electric car windows, operate power switches and press the centre button on my phone so that the picture of her Dad comes on screen. She types on my computer keyboard, and is so much more dextrous than i ever was. The other night she dialed her Grandfather and chatted to him without me knowing. 10 months old.
Imagine what the future holds!?!?

Comment on Do You Rely On The Internet? by Mark Neely

Mark Neely — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:40:28 +0000

Scott,

A very topical issue given Google Gmail service was down for several hours yesterday.

I think the average person’s perception of the Internet as a platform or service technology is that it sits half-way between a telephone and a computer.

We have very high expectations of telephones – we *always* expect a dialtone when we pick it up.

On the other hand, we have *much* lower expectations of personal computers, because we have all experienced technical failures.

The Internet seems to benefit from an averaging effect between the two.

Over time, however, out tolerance will move further up the spectrum towards the telephone end. This will require a major change in thinking around how software + hardware is meshed online.