Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!synsys!john
From: john@synsys.UUCP (John C. Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Standards/Trailblazer Discussion
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Date: 3 Aug 88 22:51:53 GMT
References: <7805@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: john@synsys.UUCP (John C. Rossmann)
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In article <7805@cup.portal.com> David@cup.portal.com writes:
>
>And, as my last thought of the day on this topic, consider *why* vendors such 
>as Telebit are offering price incentives to USENET sites.  It is not out of 
>the goodness of their hearts.  They are doing it in an attempt to seduce this 
>particular influential market sector away from a standards-based approach, 
>which is of course to their benefit over the long term, and to the general
>consumer's detriment.

>David McCord

David's comment here is interesting, but I think he has the implications a bit
skewed. Although I'm possibly wrong here, what little I've read seems to say
that V.32 isn't really that much of a standard yet -- or at least that V.32
doesn't have significant market penetration yet. I don't think that Telebit
is trying to seduce anyone AWAY from an established solid standard. I think
that, given the current state of V.32, Telebit is attempting to CREATE a new
and better standard. If Telebit can get thousands of modems out there in the
Usenet world, and if Telebit can establish a reputation for greater reliability
and cost effectiveness, they will have established a new de-facto STANDARD.
Then it may very well be the CCITT's turn to adapt, not Telebit's!

John Rossmann		(uucp: uunet!synsys!john)	(CIS: 70701,3125)
Burke, VA