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Originally Posted by jimski
No, Bluetooth is fine. It's just all the imbeciles that keep screwing up the implementation.
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How is it fine if the SIG for BT won't enforce strict guidelines for interoperability?
One of the best things about competing or preceeding technologies such as IrDA, various IEEE cabling, USB, etc is that there were interoperability testing events that would benchmark compatibility between multiple devices, software, etc. I have not heard of the Bluetooth SIG doing this kind of rigorous testing.
In the beginning, it is expected that new technology standards would have some growing pains, but BT is now several years into the making and I see no maturity in its certification guidelines and certainly no enforcement. It is perhaps, the manufacturers that are poorly implementing Bluetooth, but without strong oversight by the larger group, that phenomenon just won't change. I fault the BT SIG for not taking a stronger stand.
With few exceptions (serial cable, IR, and mono headset/mic replacement,) I see no market strength in BT even though I realize the raw potential. I really hope it does take off, but each day that new stories like this come out is just another stab wound on the already feable body of Bluetooth. I think only Microsoft now can create the standardization momentum it needs to have real staying power. Lets see what WinXPSE brings and hope it is not too late.
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Jonathan (JonnoB)
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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