Mr. Friendly
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Alphabet pulls the pin on its Project Loon internet balloons
Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided to ground a venture aimed at bringing internet connectivity to remote corners of the globe through stratospheric balloons. The firm announced today that its Project Loon will be winding down, with the costs of developing and deploying this type of…
newatlas.com
yep...too expensive, so they're scuttling the project.
no doubt the internet mini-sat projects have helped harken it's demise.
