From: "Adam Flinton" 


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:3e1ffd3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> > I think the security of the US will just end up in foreign hands (EU,
> > Russia, India, China) where security will stay an interesting & non
> criminal
> > line of enquiry. The Russians for instance take the stance that having
> > skillfull patriotic Russian crackers is a national security asset.
>
> I don't think so, the spooks here have been hiring hackers and security
> types lately, the ones they can't hire they are trying to bribe via
special
> treatment, access to important stuff, etc. I think they realize the value.
>

Hiring & yet....restricting at the same time. If people don't feel safe
to even start looking at security measures then they won't.

> > > laptop sales will outpace desktop sales for the first time in history.
> > (ok,
> > > maybe 2004)
> > >
> >
> > Cough splutter....welcome to the dark side Geo......& shell will start
> using
> > clustered psx3'es for oil exploration 
>
> Wireless is the motivating factor that will drive laptop sales. It may
take
> a while for people to realize that a $500 PDA just doesn't fill the same
gap
> as a real computer but it will happen.
>

Wait for Laptops to come down to USD500.

Adam

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