] The music industry has been spoiled. They have controlled
] the distribution of music by producing CDs, and thereby
] have also protected their profits. So they have resisted
] Internet distribution. Six years ago I asked Sony Music
] to start working with IBM to figure out how to offer
] secured distribution of their content over the Net. But
] nobody in Sony Music would listen. Then about six months
] ago, they started to panic.

A very candid conversation with the CEO of Sony.

Sony's CEO Unplugged :: AO

] The resurrection of a bankrupt wireless Internet company
] isn't just a boon for editors dying to write "Ricochet
] bounces back" in a headline. It's also a nod to the
] vulnerability of Wi-Fi, which doesn't offer continuous
] coverage between so-called hot spots.

Wired News: Ricochet Wireless Rides Again