Charles Golvin
Charles Golvin
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Microsoft in the long term wants the kind of strong position in mobile devices that it has in PCs,
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Demand is limited, and the use models are at odds with the business goals of device makers' biggest customers: the mobile operators.
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Generally speaking, browsing on your mobile phone is a lousy experience.
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Carriers have invested a lot of money in their networks. And at this point it's a lot like throwing spaghetti on the wall to see which applications will stick. I doubt there will be any single killer application, but social networking on mobile phones could certainly be one that generates usage.
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The fewer clicks it takes to get you to the place that has the information you need, the more likely you are to use the mobile phone for that purpose.
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Manufacturers need to synchronize handset releases with network launches.
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Manufacturers make a lot of money selling these accessories.
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That doesn't sound like a big number, but it is up from zero a couple of years ago. That is rapid growth.
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I won't necessarily ascribe evil intent to this, ... but if they make it a little more difficult for you to get out of that service, even for a month or two, then that's better for their financials overall.
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Having wireless broadband would help some of these disaster situations. But it's not the panacea.
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Cell coverage in most people's homes is not all that good. If you have one of these phones and you have a broadband connection and a wireless home network, you can make that call over your IP network.
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Users are less likely to switch when it means replacing a functioning home network.
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Brands by themselves, and especially new brands, you can't really judge it on their own. It's how it's presented.
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BellSouth customers could eventually see IPTV much faster through AT&T than they ever would have with BellSouth.