The Lindsay Channel
While checking some of my trackbacks from my Flickr plugin post, I came across this commentary. Its a great commentary on the openness of products and what it means directly to consumers.
But what’s most significant here is the power of an open versus a closed platform.
It can take at least 3-4 years for the most interesting applications to reach a cable or satellite settop box. Business development, testing, lab certification, customer support training and deployment are but a few of the hurdles between a new service and your TV. And forget about it if the application requires new hardware. STBs have 4-5 year half-lives.
Check out the full post.