YOU CAN HEAR A PIN DROP NEW `I-PHONES' BITE INTO LONG DISTANCE FINAL Edition
About eight months ago I was researching a story about new Internet software that let people get long-distance service free over the Internet. In those days, "Iphones" as they are called, were pretty primitive. It occurred to me the high rate at which Internet technology changed and improv...
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| Published in | The Press Democrat |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Santa Rosa, Calif
Sonoma Media Investments, LLC
29.07.1996
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | About eight months ago I was researching a story about new Internet software that let people get long-distance service free over the Internet. In those days, "Iphones" as they are called, were pretty primitive. It occurred to me the high rate at which Internet technology changed and improved, these I-phones eventually could blow some pretty big holes in profits of AT&T, MCI and Sprint. But when I called the companies and asked them about the threat, they sounded almost amused. Well, last week you could hear a pin drop at Sprint and the others as Intel announced it was offering its own I-phone called "Net Talk." Worse yet, Intel wasn't interested in selling the product, but would give it away free. Why? Because Internet phones work better with Intel's high-speed Pentium processors. |
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| ISSN: | 0747-220X |