Fixed Phone Pie Is Shrinking In US Too

Follow up on the previous posting that touts cell phone only adoptions in EU households, /. posts an article from itfacts.biz, in which scraped an article from Bureau of Labor Statistics titled: Spending on Cell Phone Services Rapidly Approaching That of Residential Phone Services.

Whew! Talking about going through 2 brokers to get the info.

Anyway, the conclusion:

1. Spending on cell phone service grows, while lower on fixed phone, the trend has been steady since 2001.
2. Spending on cell phone service is predicted to exceed fixed phone this 2007.

The Fixed Phone Has Died, Long Life Cell Phone

From The Economist: although the publisher hasn't proclaimed the death of fixed phone, I believe we know where the trends are going.

2006 Pinot Grigio by Wine Cube

I bought this from Target because of the nice packaging. Yes, I am a big sucker for cubic boxes, especially the avocado one.

Reading from the package, this is a Target branded product filled with the goodness from Trinchero Family Estates, St Helena, CA (a.k.a Napa).

Reading further, I found this excuse: Sensible - Wine lovers in Europe have been enjoying fine wines in alternative packages like this one for years. bla3. Eliminating two heavy bottles makes the Wine Cube savings and quality yours to enjoy.... (I hope Target doesn't DCMA the content of the box). But I guess I am sold.

I'll consume this with the left over lemon and pepper chicken tomorrow, we'll see if I made a mistake.