  impactstudio
join:2004-04-05 Vancouver, BC
| Ah, corporate greed...
...meets the general public's unwillingness to look beyond their own noses.
While a valid argument could be made regarding the usefulness of this service for those in more rural areas where DSL/cable haven't yet made it but where you can generally find some sort of power grid, the technological issues inherent in this technology are a long way from being solved and wide-sweeping in their impact.
But it will be seen being offered as more and more power companies and rural consumerism see nothing but their own short-term convenience and profit.
But, hey, I'm Canadian, and I'm sure we'll regulate things a lot better here! |