CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by jnorthrop » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:00 PM UTC

CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog
blogs.wsj.com

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by jnorthrop » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:15 PM UTC

I kept the title honest but I submitted it specifically because the article says, "But it may also wreak havoc on CIOs’ networks and connectivity budgets — better quality displays require more network bandwidth, which allows users to increase data consumption."

How can the WSJ report such nonsense? Bigger displays do not increase bandwidth usage as far as I know.

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by bratsche » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:21 PM UTC

Wait a minute.. today isn't April 1, is it?

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Post by acdha » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:22 PM UTC

jnorthrop wrote: post #2

I kept the title honest but I submitted it specifically because the article says, "But it may also wreak havoc on CIOs’ networks and connectivity budgets — better quality displays require more network bandwidth, which allows users to increase data consumption." How can the WSJ report such nonsense? Bigger displays do not increase bandwidth usage as far as I know.

It's page view trolling - I'd prefer not to have contributed a hit.

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Post by wattjustin » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:23 PM UTC

While the WSJ should be embarrassed by a posting an article like this, I am glad that comments are turned on.

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by balanceiskey15 » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:27 PM UTC

I don't understand how the WSJ published this.

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by harryf » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:29 PM UTC

jnorthrop wrote: post #2

I kept the title honest but I submitted it specifically because the article says, "But it may also wreak havoc on CIOs’ networks and connectivity budgets — better quality displays require more network bandwidth, which allows users to increase data consumption." How can the WSJ report such nonsense? Bigger displays do not increase bandwidth usage as far as I know.

They might have accidentally stumbled on a real topic though - I've observed my iPhone bringing my home WLAN to a grinding halt with iCloud backups...

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by chintan » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:30 PM UTC

Seems like a Fox News writer got assigned to WSJ at News Corp.

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by recoiledsnake » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:32 PM UTC

If the monitors are running off the network instead of DVI/HDMI/VGA/Display port, it's the CIO that must be fired.

The only way this can be an issue if everyone's running off remote access and running it at the highest resolution without compression.

Re: CIOs Beware: New Macbook Pro Will Be a Bandwidth Hog

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Post by wizzard » Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 6:33 PM UTC

jnorthrop wrote: post #2

I kept the title honest but I submitted it specifically because the article says, "But it may also wreak havoc on CIOs’ networks and connectivity budgets — better quality displays require more network bandwidth, which allows users to increase data consumption." How can the WSJ report such nonsense? Bigger displays do not increase bandwidth usage as far as I know.

It all makes sense. Having a higher-resolution monitor increases the resolution of HD video! Somehow!

Thanks for the laugh. Wow.