When worlds collide
The television, computing, and telecom industries are obsessed with talk of "convergence." But it's more like a massive, head-on collision.
The television, computing, and telecom industries are obsessed with talk of "convergence." But it's more like a massive, head-on collision.
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"This is a world where telco, media, software, and hardware manufacturers are all 800-pound gorillas in their own forest, and suddenly they're all thrown together."
"With television, life gets more complicated. The fact that it's so ubiquitous means there may be more opportunities to get access through them to other things." |
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