Yes but for the c. eletronics this is true more
on niche products. What i am thinking is about
the technology gap to is going to be reduced.
DVD content is another story is more connected
on distribution strategy to preserve Cinema and Television
rights sale and piracy more than any cultural factor.
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Giovanni Bertani
...... Original Message .......
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 17:05:12 +0900 Gerhard Fasol <fasol@eurotechnology.com>
wrote:
>1. In consumer electronics, there are lots of products
>which are only on the market in Japan and not exportet.
>
>2. Because of digital rights management, if you buy a
>DVD (e.g. of a movie) in Europe you cannot play this
>in Japan or US.
>
>I guess we will continue to have a situation where
>lots of mobile phone handsets will only be on the
>local market in Japan, and not in Europe and vice-versa,
>as is the case in consumer electronics and cars and
>other consumer goods.
>
>Note that even tooth brushes are different (smaller)
>in Japan than in Europe/US.
>
>Gerhard
>
>
>
>
>Giovanni Bertani wrote:
>> I do not think that the roaming service
>> is the most interesting point of thi Vodafone announcement.
>> By delivering the same handsets worldwide Vodafone
>> is implementing
>> a powerfull global strategy.
>> Having the same handsets will soon close
>> the technological and VAS gap between
>> USA, Europe and Japan.
>>
>> As deeper research reveal cultural differences
>> are important for content but they will be not
>> limiting the success of the mobile internet.
>>
>> So as the global market will be mature the
>> handset technology will be as global as we can see in
>> consumer eletronics PCs with pructs delivered
>> at the same time in Asia, North America and Europe.
>>
>> Giovanni Bertani
>>
>> ...... Original Message .......
>> On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:09:24 +0900 Gerhard Fasol <fasol@eurotechnology.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Eric,
>>>
>>>there will never be a single ideal solution for the
>>>roaming issue.
>>>
>>>It's a dream to have a single solution but there will
>>>never be a single solution for everyone,
>>>because the carriers need to differentiate
>>>each other, and there will always be local differentations,
>>>such as Japanese characters, or intellectual property
>>>right management issues etc. etc etc etc
>>>
>>>I think it's actually much better to have such
>>>variety!
>>>
>>>Gerhard
>>>
>>>
>>>Eric Bossieux wrote:
>>>
>>>>At 1:20 pm +0900 on 20/11/03 Gerhard Fasol wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>So each: AU, Vodafone, and DoCoMo have roaming
>>>>>solutions, every carrier's roaming solution
>>>>>is different.
Received on Thu Nov 20 11:02:09 2003