Comments on: Earthlink To Open Store In San Francisco http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:53:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tom http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/#comment-56051 tom Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:21:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/#comment-56051 <p>10% chance of succeeding. Anyone been in a store yet? Maybe if the implementation is really good…</p> <p>1) Helio desperately needs retail distribution. Online, Agent stores and Tower Records don't suffice.</p> <p>2) EarthLink's bundled voice DSL (or in some areas cable) offer is almost the only way ELNK can hope to compete against $13-40 DSL from the telcos. ELNK voice is a failing product. </p> <p>EarthLink fights hard and stubbornly, but this company should be LBOed, gutted and run for cash. The nascent muni-WIFI business might actually be worth spinning out - even if the current Tropos/Canopy technology doesn't work, the Right Of Way franchise rights and city relationships will become more valuable as the technology improves. </p> <p>SKT will end up controlling Helio anyway as ELNK won't pony up the next $x00M needed to keep Helio alive.</p> 10% chance of succeeding. Anyone been in a store yet? Maybe if the implementation is really good…

1) Helio desperately needs retail distribution. Online, Agent stores and Tower Records don’t suffice.

2) EarthLink’s bundled voice DSL (or in some areas cable) offer is almost the only way ELNK can hope to compete against $13-40 DSL from the telcos. ELNK voice is a failing product.

EarthLink fights hard and stubbornly, but this company should be LBOed, gutted and run for cash. The nascent muni-WIFI business might actually be worth spinning out – even if the current Tropos/Canopy technology doesn’t work, the Right Of Way franchise rights and city relationships will become more valuable as the technology improves.

SKT will end up controlling Helio anyway as ELNK won’t pony up the next $x00M needed to keep Helio alive.

]]> By: David Brunelle http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/#comment-56048 David Brunelle Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:38:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/#comment-56048 <p>I now wish I could delete my comment… I just saw you mentioned the Seattle store (note to self: read more thouroughly before commenting)</p> I now wish I could delete my comment… I just saw you mentioned the Seattle store (note to self: read more thouroughly before commenting)

]]> By: David Brunelle http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/#comment-56045 David Brunelle Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:37:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/05/earthlink-to-open-store-in-san-francisco/#comment-56045 <p>Earthlink actually just opened a store in Seattle within the past month. I thought it was rather odd.</p> <p>I just found <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anearthling/sets/72157594174960708/" rel="nofollow">some photos</a> of the Seattle store on Flickr.</p> Earthlink actually just opened a store in Seattle within the past month. I thought it was rather odd.

I just found some photos of the Seattle store on Flickr.

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