The Problem With Home Networking

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        The industry has to solve a series of problems.  The most obvious three: 
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        High-speed local loop (xDSL, wireless, 2-way cable)
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        Wiring the home (HomePNA, etc)
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        Getting CE devices to communicate (TV, stereo, etc; Hapi)
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        Each of these is evolving separately right now.  
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        The solutions have to be so easy a husband can manage them, and cheap as hell.  
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        The companies in charge of this are mostly huge and competitive.  They don't often adopt 
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        Telcos, cable, wireless bypass, power utilities 
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        Consumer electronics
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        Hardware, software, portals, TV experiments 
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        Set-top boxes
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        Oh, yeah.  Set-top boxes have no business living as they are today.  There should be 
        enough intelligence in the business end of a TV or PC or hybrid device to do all that.  A 
        set-top box should really be a server in your closet that is a router, external 
        connection, RAID storage bin and more.  
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