Comments on: King Ed Walks into the Sunset http://gigaom.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Yannick Laclau http://gigaom.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98982 Yannick Laclau Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:59:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98982 <p>What has been great for T shareholders, and for Ed's personal bank account, has been a disaster for the American people.</p> <p>I have to wonder if most Americans realize they live in a third world nation when it comes to broadband quality, speed, and prices. Every year the US slips further behind more and more countries in broadband, and it's the fault of people like Ed Whitacre.</p> <p>Shame on a man who made so much money for reducing competition, raising prices, and retarding innovation...especially in such an important, vital part of economic inftrastructure as broadband access.</p> What has been great for T shareholders, and for Ed’s personal bank account, has been a disaster for the American people.

I have to wonder if most Americans realize they live in a third world nation when it comes to broadband quality, speed, and prices. Every year the US slips further behind more and more countries in broadband, and it’s the fault of people like Ed Whitacre.

Shame on a man who made so much money for reducing competition, raising prices, and retarding innovation…especially in such an important, vital part of economic inftrastructure as broadband access.

]]> By: Alan Weinkrantz http://gigaom.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98976 Alan Weinkrantz Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:44:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98976 <p>I went to the stockholder's meeting today in San Antonio.</p> <p>No one in the media picked this up: Ed pulled an iPhone out of his suit pocket and talked about the fact that he already had 1,000,000 of these on order.</p> <p>I was surprised to see how many "old" people were there. Lots of little old ladies, lots of retirees, lots of union folks. Very colorful and interesting crowd.</p> <p>Also, a nice touch. Ed was hanging out in the lobby saying hi to people.</p> I went to the stockholder’s meeting today in San Antonio.

No one in the media picked this up: Ed pulled an iPhone out of his suit pocket and talked about the fact that he already had 1,000,000 of these on order.

I was surprised to see how many “old” people were there. Lots of little old ladies, lots of retirees, lots of union folks. Very colorful and interesting crowd.

Also, a nice touch. Ed was hanging out in the lobby saying hi to people.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98979 Om Malik Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:32:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98979 <p>I was thinking exactly that - the colorful commentary from him.</p> I was thinking exactly that – the colorful commentary from him.

]]> By: RandomThoughts http://gigaom.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98985 RandomThoughts Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:18:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/king-ed-walks-into-the-sunset/#comment-98985 <p>I will miss the "freeloader" type comments.</p> I will miss the “freeloader” type comments.

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