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Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 15, 2003 @05:28PM from the stopgap-on-the-way-to-wireless-networking dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to the EETimes, Bluetooth is dead. From the article: "In a few short years, many will look back on Bluetooth as a lesson on marketing gone awry". So what do ya'll think? Does he have a point, or is Bluetooth not quite dead yet?"

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What's in a name? (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonym1ty ( 534715 ) writes: on Wednesday October 15, 2003 @05:29PM (#7223804) Homepage Journal

Maybe it's because of it's name. We already have enough people who fear they may get bitten by their computer. If you were one, would you buy it teeth?

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Great name, white human (Score:3, Funny)

by Futurepower(R) ( 558542 ) writes: on Wednesday October 15, 2003 @05:31PM (#7223827) Homepage

It amazes me how bad technically oriented people are at marketing. What's next, Redfoot?

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Yes! (Score:3, Funny)

by saden1 ( 581102 ) writes: on Wednesday October 15, 2003 @05:31PM (#7223832)

IEEE 802.11 has taken over! It is everywhere now. even my microwave oven is IEEE 802.11 enabled.

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Bluetooth is as dead as..... (Score:2, Funny)

by seekr_hidr ( 588453 ) writes: on Wednesday October 15, 2003 @06:32PM (#7224437)

Funny, they said the same thing for the floppy drive........ Bluetooth will be dead when I stop using my floopy drive I say....

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already? but I hadn't even gotten to it yet? (Score:4, Funny)

by AssFace ( 118098 ) writes: <stenz77@gmail. c o m> on Wednesday October 15, 2003 @06:39PM (#7224482) Homepage Journal

My new Apple Al PowerBook just shipped today, just in time for its Bluetooth to be dead, kaput, no longer a viable solution?
Bluetooh, I hardly knew yee... thee? thou?

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