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08/27/2004: "The Song Remains the Same"

Says here that Speakeasy the enlightened DSL provider with WiFi mojo, has taken a couple million dollars from Intel.

I had a dream, Oh, yeah, Crazy dream, uh-huh.
Anything I wanted to know, Any place I needed to go


"The problem with the WiMax market is that it is extremely hyped right now," Chatterley said. "Our objective is to cut through it all and get the facts. We have a great partner in Intel that can help us do that."

I think Speakeasy is cool, and I recommend them highly, but what are the chances of this actually happening?

Hear my song. People won't you listen now? Sing along.
You don't know what you're missing now.

Intel, who can hardly claim to not be hyping WiMax, is going to help Speakeasy cut through the hype and "get the facts".

Yeah buddy.

Speakeasy's CEO continues with, “it’s fair to say we would focus on the eight to ten largest metro areas in the U.S. We don’t see WiMax as a rural opportunity for us.”

Sing out Hare Hare, dance the Hoochie Koo.
City lights are oh so bright, as we go sliding... sliding... sliding through.

Which is too bad, because thats the only place it stands a chance.

Do you know what happens when you stare Intel in the face and say, "It doesn't work like that", after they've put a ton of money in your company?

I've seen that movie.

Lest anyone forget, Intel backed HomeRF before it became obvious to even them that WiFi won, and they cut bait and invented Centrino as a placeholder.

Any little song that you know
Everything that's small has to grow.
And it has to grow! Push push, yeah!

Lets hope that Speakeasy doesn't find the same grave as Intel's last investment in a service provider in order to push WiMax.

California sunlight, sweet Calcutta rain
Honolulu starbright - the song remains the same.