http://www.macnn.com/articles/01/04/12/tech:.airport/
Tech: AirPort vs. 3G, Insider trading
updated 08:25 am EDT, Thu April 12, 2001
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Early morning tech news: The emerging 3G wireless data transfer standard is being killed "before it is even born" by the 802.11 standard used in Apple's AirPort systems; Sun has released its Java2 platform for the Linux OS; and Former VP Mitch Mandich, who left Apple in November, exercised 250,000 Apple options in March, totalling nearly $3M dollars.
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3G killed by Airport?
Here is a letter I just sent to the author of this stupid article:
3G and 802.11b are not even competitors! They are 2 totally different markets. 3G is so I can go on the road and anywhere where my cell phone works, I can whip out my laptop and be on the net. And I use the same login and net setup anywhere I go. Anywhere. 802.11b only works in a couple hundred feet radius of the base stations, so only in urbanized areas like airports, hotels, some cafes or restaurants, will I be able to use it. And my net setup mayhave to change or be fiddled with each time (to account for each networks names, my login to their LAN so I can be billed, etc).
They are two totally different markets and two totaly different technologies. And 3G will probably be pervasive before 802.11b is in every building in urban areas. I use both 802.11b now wherever I can but my SprintPCS phone link for my laptop (precursor to 802.11b) is just as important to me when I travel. More important actually.