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Originally Posted by Cybrid
Nolo contendo.
I simply want to be able to do things as quickly and as efficiently as possible. BT is nice and I do use it.... with mixed results. Perhaps I need to re-read a manual or get practice.
I like the current USB 2.0 plug in and it works.
I'm just hoping that WUSB would be the same only... on/off.
Imagine. You plug in a device once, the devices are auto paired then unplug and still they work. Wishful thinking? You betcha! :lol:
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The thing is - even the CEO of Intel thinks a) BT will continue to domintae for another 5 - 10 years even with WUSB making its debut and b) that BT will likely run alongside (or even on top) of WUSB - in time.
BT, in the end, does connect very simply. Any 'complexity' comes from two things - 1) security - the need to have a security feature like pairing/a pin will continue with any future standard such as WUSB. You can't have an unsecured wireless connection; 2) the need to define what happens once a connection is made. BT does this with profiles that are the same for every implementation (even if not all implementations have all profiles). WUSB is likely to need its own profiles - so that when you connect a printer, whatever make, it will simply connect.
Frankly though - I don't understand what people find complicated about BT. Pairing is a simple two part process - and once you are paired all that needs to happen is for two devices to be in range and for you to tap or click to say you want to connect. I never even have to think about it - and to date even the most technophobic people I have started on BT have grasped it easily.
Obviously there are issues when profiles are not implemented, or the physical radios aren't terribly good, or simply when wireless contact is interrupted by external factors - these, however, will be exactly the same issues that WUSB will face.