Thisis nosmall thing; the standard forWi-Fiwas developed on unlicensedspectrum that hadbeenconsidered "junkband", cluttered with low-intensitysignalsfrommicrowave ovensandbabymonitors.
The only difference between the original hostile takeover- and leveraged buyout-predators of the 1980s and the current band of Internet dealmakers is that the new generation is using stock certificates instead of junk bonds to snap up rivals.