Wi-Fi 802.11b Standard Expires
Glenn Fleishmann,
TidBits,
Apr 13, 2009
Update: apparently this is an April Fools that exploded 13 days later. *sigh*
Glenn Fleishmann says, "if you read the fine print of the license agreement on the box, you'll see that you agreed to this policy when you purchased the equipment," but I will bet not one person who purchased expected - or wanted - their wireless internet hardware to suddenly stop working. 802.11g wireless hardware will expire in 2011. The apologist Fleishmann can't justify this built in obsolescence, though he does try.
Glenn Fleishmann says, "if you read the fine print of the license agreement on the box, you'll see that you agreed to this policy when you purchased the equipment," but I will bet not one person who purchased expected - or wanted - their wireless internet hardware to suddenly stop working. 802.11g wireless hardware will expire in 2011. The apologist Fleishmann can't justify this built in obsolescence, though he does try.
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