Pointcast closes up shop

from the Who-cares dept

If you are still using Pointcast you should be embarrassed to begin with, but as of this week the party is officially over. No more broadcasts from this useless application.
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    Ed, 18 Feb 2000 @ 11:59am

    The next big thing

    I vividly remember a time -- way back about 4 years ago -- when PointCast was the flagship of the "next big thing". Push technology was going to revolutionize the internet and it seemed like every buzzword-compliant company had a strategy for it.

    Now, the term "push" is passe. Your company is out-of-date if you are using it. The solutions that were called "push" at one time are now called something else. They're still in use, but calling them "push" is the marketing equivalent of wearing acid-washed jeans.

    I have to wonder if, in five years, we'll be reading similar stories about today's hot buzzword-compliant companies. Will we all be sitting around snickering, "Hey, remember that whole broadband wireless business-to-business e-commerce craze?"

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    Danny, 22 Feb 2000 @ 10:13am

    WHY?

    I like pointcast......but, it had it's moments.....
    Good idea.....sorta worked, 'ticker's are still around.....yahoo/aim.....
    [side note.....why is not aim comptable w/ ICQ?]
    anyways...
    like all whacked technologies.......they die.
    Can you say 'ISDN'?

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