"the other devices appear to be working" Where the heck have you heard this? Or are you imputing that is the case because their failures have not been trumpeted? John Willkie -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Craig Birkmaier Enviado el: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5:41 AM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: How Many Strikes Until They're Out? At 2:01 PM -0700 3/31/08, John Willkie wrote: > ><http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6546 054>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA65 46054 > >The ><http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6545858.html>National >Association of Broadcasters said Friday that the news that the >Federal Communications Commission would no longer test a ><http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6539682.html>Microsoft >device being used to determine the feasibility of sharing digital-TV >spectrum with unlicensed wireless devices was the third strike >against the devices, while defenders of the devices said it was all >part of the testing process. >"In baseball, it's three strikes and you're out," NAB spokesman ><http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6544336.html>Dennis >Wharton said Friday of the news that the Microsoft device had >"unexpectedly shut down," as the NAB said Microsoft had >characterized it. "How many strikes does Microsoft get? If they >can't get the device to work in the lab, how are they going to get >it to work in the real world?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.