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- From: kassover@rumsey.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
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- Subject: Re: AT&T PicturePhone Failure Papers?
- Keywords: PicturePhone Failure
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.212800.7716@crd.ge.com>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 21:28:00 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.120745.12023@bernina.ethz.ch> <1jr4tmINNkbm@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU>
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- In article <1jr4tmINNkbm@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> atwoodj@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (John Atwood) writes:
- >The PicturePhone failed because it altered the locus of control from callee
- >to caller, orso says a fanscinating paper I read a while back. I'll try to
- >find the cite.
-
- Picturephone failed because it couldn't be delivered profitably.
-
- A lot has changed in 23 years; perhaps useful and interesting
- functionality can now be delivered without doubling or tripling
- the phone rates.
-
- But after watching the touchtone fiasco over the last three
- decades, I kinda doubt certain service providers will be able to
- pull it off.
-
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