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Re:SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don... by nordsieck on Sunday December 08, 2019 @02:31PM (#21737698)
> Still doesn't matter for the typical home user.

One very important market they're going after is global arbitrageurs.

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Re:SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don... by sneak on Sunday December 08, 2019 @07:12PM (#21739447)
The funny part is that by providing low latency service to them, they are (hopefully) going to be able to fund SpaceX longer to build rockets to get human colonies off-planet.

It’s almost like a Gibson or Stephenson novel.

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Re:SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don... by calabin on Monday December 09, 2019 @05:17AM (#21741546)
Do you have any evidence of this? I work in algorithmic trading/finance and I'm relatively certain that this isn't true.
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Re:SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don... by nordsieck on Monday December 09, 2019 @06:24PM (#21747802)
> Do you have any evidence of this?

My only evidence is a very basic evaluation of their publicly stated capabilities.

> I work in algorithmic trading/finance and I'm relatively certain that this isn't true.

It sounds like you have a much better informed opinion than I do.

With my limited knowledge, I see no reason why SpaceX wouldn't aggressively go after that market, but like I said, my knowledge is limited.

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