http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:43:22 -0000http://techliberation.com/2008/07/02/broadband-internet-adoption-stalls-regresses-for-poor-says-pew-report/#comment-1454835My spin is better than this spin.BubbaDudeThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:43:22 -0000http://techliberation.com/2008/07/02/broadband-internet-adoption-stalls-regresses-for-poor-says-pew-report/#comment-1454834You both put a little spin on it guys.Wyatt DitzlerThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:18:11 -0000http://techliberation.com/2008/07/02/broadband-internet-adoption-stalls-regresses-for-poor-says-pew-report/#comment-1454833I think you're spinning the report.<br><br>In the first place, it didn't show what your title says it showed. It showed steady growth in broadband adoption except among lowest-income households, those where people probably don't own computers.<br><br>The alleged decline from 28% to 25% is within the study's margin of error, according to the study.<br><br>Prices for broadband aren't declining sharply because a third of users are opting for a higher-priced premium option. The cost of basic broadband is down substantially.<br><br>15% of broadband use is by means other than DSL and cable, so the old duopoly saw is pretty well bogus as well.<br><br>And the biggest reason why the non-broadband users haven't gone to higher speed isn't lack of options or price concerns, it's lack of interest.<br><br>I read the report as showing, in the numbers, that broadband in America is pretty healthy, as annoying as that may be to market-haters.BubbaDudeWed, 02 Jul 2008 22:16:37 -0000