Larry Press wrote: >> So yes, fast internet is necessary. Definitely. But with less bloated >> data, you don't need as much of a connection. Open Challenge: Someone >> send me a Microsoft Office document, and I can send it back to you >> smaller in an open format. > > > Cutting a the size of MS Office documents is a good thing, but will be > less > relevant in the future.
So will Microsoft. > Audio and video data and rich applications will demand more bandwidth. They already do. > Higher bandwidth also makes for ease of use. Not necessarily. Higher bandwidth can lead to more infoglut. That's why search engines like Google make money. On a global system level, file size decrease is important to decrease the infrastructure... or it will be like drains clogged with plastic rubbish. > While we should make efficient > use of the bandwidth we have (AJAX may help too with some Web apps), we > should not settle for low bandwidth in developing nations. Trust me, nothing I write should be taken as settling for low bandwidth in developing nations. But using it wisely now can allow for more cost effective growth so that more people can subsidize the infrastructure to allow greater bandwidth. However, as I mentioned before a few times, the main problem with developing nations and bandwidth is not as much technical or economical - it's legislative, and in some business cases, because of a lack of leverage small countries have against large multinational telecommunications corporations. -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Coming on January 1st, 2006: http://www.OpenDepth.com "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
