Re: MBone services

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2 total messages Started by Andy McConnell Thu, 08 Oct 1998 00:00

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Author: Andy McConnell
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 00:00

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On Thu, 8 Oct 1998, Chris Rapier wrote:

>This does not mean that I feel MBONE technology is a waste or stupid or
>useless only that it is not a serious competitor in most markets. If someone
>is planning on charging for MBONE services *and* expects to make any profit
>off of it they better have a good way to convince people to install vic and
>vat or other multicast aware software (eg. get microsoft or real networks to
>include support for it in their next version of their network media foo (or in
>the channels or whatever)). 

M$'s Windows Media Player has support for Multicasting.  IN the default
setup, there's support for Streaming Real Video and Windows Media.. Both
default to Multicasting as the option of choice if available.  So, it its
there.

Hearing this discussion, it reminds me of another reason NOT to charge for
it - reduced backbone bandwidth.  Why discourage your customers from using
a higher-quality service that costs you LESS b/w to provide ?

$.02

-Andy

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Andy McConnell      $B??8~N}(B $B0BEHN6(B
NTT America IP Headquarters

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
                               -- Plutarch

Re: MBone services

Author: Jeffrey S. Young
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 00:00

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because that's what marketing people do?
sorry, couldn't resist.

Andy McConnell wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Oct 1998, Chris Rapier wrote:
>
> >This does not mean that I feel MBONE technology is a waste or stupid or
> >useless only that it is not a serious competitor in most markets. If someone
> >is planning on charging for MBONE services *and* expects to make any profit
> >off of it they better have a good way to convince people to install vic and
> >vat or other multicast aware software (eg. get microsoft or real networks to
> >include support for it in their next version of their network media foo (or in
> >the channels or whatever)).
>
> M$'s Windows Media Player has support for Multicasting.  IN the default
> setup, there's support for Streaming Real Video and Windows Media.. Both
> default to Multicasting as the option of choice if available.  So, it its
> there.
>
> Hearing this discussion, it reminds me of another reason NOT to charge for
> it - reduced backbone bandwidth.  Why discourage your customers from using
> a higher-quality service that costs you LESS b/w to provide ?
>
> $.02
>
> -Andy
>
> --
> Andy McConnell      $B??8~N}(B $B0BEHN6(B
> NTT America IP Headquarters
>
> The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
>                                -- Plutarch

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