▲ 590 ▼ Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company (arstechnica.com) submitted 6 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) Jesus copper is more expensive & time consuming, why!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] discocactus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oz exports/produces copper? So maybe just a backwards mining subsidy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Maybe but like from a networking perspectice it is harder to getndistance on, requires largwrs ducts, shorted cable drumming. There is no economy in which it makes sense, even the actual product would need heavy.... yeah maybe a government would do tat if they were backwards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oz exports/produces copper? So maybe just a backwards mining subsidy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Maybe but like from a networking perspectice it is harder to getndistance on, requires largwrs ducts, shorted cable drumming. There is no economy in which it makes sense, even the actual product would need heavy.... yeah maybe a government would do tat if they were backwards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Maybe but like from a networking perspectice it is harder to getndistance on, requires largwrs ducts, shorted cable drumming. There is no economy in which it makes sense, even the actual product would need heavy.... yeah maybe a government would do tat if they were backwards. permalink fedilink source parent