[Other players object that the EWC specification is not complete, that it omits key product categories, makes arbitrary technology choices, and represents big silicon vendors trying to bully other players into following Intel's lead.] What we have here is a group of silicon companies who want to try to force the standard to be what they are already trying to build, ... We don't think that's in the interest of standards process or consumer. |
It does not include all the elements that are in the joint proposals group that are of value to consumers, |
The JP was not sanctioned to endorse a specification developed in private by a handful of silicon companies, ... The difference is the fact that [EWC] agreed to create silicon, and they've said they will create silicon and push that silicon interoperability specification regardless of what happens in 802.11n. |
The JP was not sanctioned to endorse a specification developed in private by a handful of silicon companies. The difference is the fact that [EWC] agreed to create silicon, and they've said they will create silicon and push that silicon interoperability specification regardless of what happens in 802.11n. |
The only event that consumers can count on to guarantee compatibility is W-Fi Alliance certification. |
There are some irresponsible claims out there. A group of silicon vendors wanted to halt after draft one. |
What we have here is a group of silicon companies who want to try to force the standard to be what they are already trying to build. We don't think that's in the interest of standards process or consumer. |
Wireless offers a way ... for them to immediately jump into the new world in terms of the information economy. |