This level of portability also makes the device ideal for any scenario in which customers need high-speed, multi-user Internet access in a temporary location, such as construction sites or special events.
Amazon.com said it cut ties with a German security firm amid claims that its guards intimidated and harassed temporary immigrant workers they were assigned to oversee for the Internet retail giant.
The OEMs, as they are referred to in the industry, are the Dells and the Macs of the computer world that come with Norton Internet Security or a McAfee product pre-installed for a temporary time period.
Also, with Internet as with some other new-technology businesses, the creation of temporary monopolies or near-monopolies that permit the creaming-off of high returns may be easier to achieve than it is in most traditional industries.