Because now you don’t have to run wires from the existing network to the new WiFi, you just plop them both in the new location!

But then if you want the access points to act like one WiFi network so walking around doesn’t reset all your connections, all you have to do is run cables to the new WiFi access points from the original signal, unplug them from Star Link, then wire starlink into the main uplink as a fail over or something! Easy!

It was more they’re worried it would, because of the sheer scale of metallic satellites that would be burning up in the upper atmosphere

Easy. You put it in your backpack under the seat in front of you with a long cable. Now no one knows it exists, but your bag is within arms reach so the battery is too

Well Google was basically that - it revolutionized search, which made the Internet accessible for casual users

And it worked - Google put more into R&D moon shots than anyone… Except the economic META has changed, and everything innovative just ended up in the Google graveyard before it had a chance to mature

Bell Labs worked because they threw excess piles of money at the best people they could find, and they gave them autonomy. They gave them time, and let them build things with no clear application for their company

Today, that money goes into stock buybacks, executive bonuses, and buying out promising startups. Stock prices this quarter are all that matters, and R&D only raises stock prices when it promises insane growth or quick monetization