tgdaily.com — Silicon Valley has been complaining for years that government has neglected a technology-focused promotion of education, but besides with, what can the IT industry expect from the new president? TG Daily re-visited Obama's speeches and highlight what we believe are the five most important technology promises, besides education.
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trekhawkNov 7, 2008
Promises are cheap. How many of these will he follow through on?
markusxNov 9, 2008
Letting companies do what they want without a kick in the ass from the government show, how far the U.S.A. are behind in Internet speeds. AT&T and Comcast on provide the speed that the yabsolutely MUST privide to make the best profit. Minimum sevices for maximum price = highest profit margin = least benefit for consumers = f**ked country. Plus, if you don't want government guaranteed net neutrality, then good luck with your new and unimproved but more expensive internet.
ron999Nov 9, 2008
Well, except for a dead economy, after it's been taxed and regulated to death.
getrealnowNov 9, 2008
But obama picked Biden because Biden is going to bring different views and judgments. Not only to just Net Neutrality, but to other major issues. Its a good thing.
diggnabbitNov 9, 2008
The reason there's not a lot of competition for broadband access, since you people asked, is not because of government regulation. Some local governments grant local monopolies to particular companies. But mostly it's because there's only one company around and, especially int he rural and small town areas, it's cost-prohibitive for another company to enter the market. It's a natural monopoly like a railroad.
systemerrorNov 9, 2008
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Closed AccountNov 9, 2008
The infrastructure is highly regulated. Companies are afraid to provide a faster internet, for fear of losing control over the lines they lay. If you would pay for it, they would build it.Devoid of regulation, price is steered by consumers.You fail to mention the costs incurred on taxpayers in these other countries. Sure they're getting super speeds at great prices, but how much does that really cost citizens?I do not want government guaranteed net neutrality. If my ISP starts some kinky business which adversely effects me or my service, I'll look for another. But with GGNN, if your ISP or the government starts kinky business, changing services may do little good.
esc27Nov 10, 2008
Increasing the H-1B visas doesn't seem like a good idea when we have plenty of native people in those fields who are starting to have trouble finding jobs during the down turn, and we have for the last few decades had tremendous growth and interest in computer and software fields. What we really need to do is stop importing talent and figure out how to fix our own universities to provide the workers companies desire. Cut our demand on foreign brains just as we want to cut demand on foreign oil.
Closed AccountNov 11, 2008
I would bet*