Bluetooth name changed to Bloodylip
Posted by Matthew on Tuesday September 17, 2002 @06:34PM
from the unknown dept.
Matthew writes: The Bluetooth consortium is considering changing the name of their technology to Bloodylip to more accurately reflect their market position versus the dominant 802.11b wireless standard.
“We’ve tried convincing people that Bluetooth just isn’t the same thing as 802.11b, but we’re constantly pushed into competition with them.”
“802.11b is a great technology, no doubt about it. But it’s much higher range, older, faster, and has way more market penetration than we do. Bluetooth is for when you want really low bandwith at astonishingly short range. 802.11b is for higher bandwith at longer range. It’s simple, really, but the pundits keep comparing them to us, and of course, we suck. It’s like comparing kumquats to oranges. Kumquats are smaller, harder to find, and sour. Oranges are bigger, sweeter, and ubiquitous.”