Toni Kistner opinion, April 12, 2007 - 6:43 am
When Will Standards Mean Something?
There's a disconnect between networking standards and actual consumer benefits, and it's making Toni Kistner cranky.
My investigation into DLNA made me remember why I never actually buy anything. I’m still not sure what the specific benefit to buying DLNA-certified products is—beyond the notion that they’ll “work better together”—but vendor support remains a good signpost. Buffalo Technology, headquartered in Japan, is certifying a range of products and is joining a bunch of similar technology organizations. But its peers are less enthusiastic. Most say they “support” the consortium, and two offer up one certified product each as…
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Kistner is a technology writer living in Cambridge, Mass. Her main focus is networking and wireless.
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