Launched 20 years ago, Wi-Fi nearly lost out to the rival HomeRF standard, which was being promoted by the group of Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft (Jeff Abramowitz/Wired)

Jeff Abramowitz / Wired:
Launched 20 years ago, Wi-Fi nearly lost out to the rival HomeRF standard, which was being promoted by the group of Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft  —  Opinion: Launched 20 years ago this week, Wi-Fi nearly hit a dead spot.  —  We all love Wi-Fi, except when we can't connect.

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