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Old 10-16-2010, 11:59 AM  
DamianJ
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This 'story' has been repeated every couple of years since the internet started.

Ooh, we can't possibly have PICTURES, the network will collapse.

Oooh, we can't possibly have MUSIC, the network will collapse.


Oooh, we can't possibly have VIDEO, the network will collapse.


Oooh, we can't possibly STREAM VIDEO, the network will collapse.

Oh and then the stuff about running out of IP addresses.

Etc.

It's a non story.

Here's the BBC in 2007 saying we will run out by 2010.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7103426.stm

And here is Cringely 3 years ago explaining about this bandwidth scarcity myth.

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2...05_003153.html
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