I'm all for accessing legacy data on mobile devices and more powerful
devices. I don't see a need to view desktop designed Flash on my device
within a Brew Browser but I would like to explore Flash apps designed
for mobile as an alternative to Brew.
During this dialogue you have brought up many other points as if my
comments are in fundimental opposition with or disagreement with all of
them. Characterizing my passion for meaningful mobile experiences as a
misguided obsession for the "new" and the "cool" and the "bleeding
edge" is not accurate or representive of my comments.
Obviously, you are really digging this Brew Browser - thinking it is
going change the world - go for it.
Oh and to the guys that actually made this Brew Browser. Nice job. Many
people will find it useful, praise and love you for it. I promise to use
it from time to time. My only point is every communication platform has
it's own unique flavor. TV started off as picture radio and became
something much, much more. We are experiencing the same with mobile. I'm
just digging where it's all heading.
That's it for me. We have surely beat this topic to death - for now.
Dave
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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:00pm, nick may wrote:
>
> On Mar 26, 2004, at 12:27 PM, keitai-l@appelsiini.net wrote:
>
>> Your post provided me the opportunity to
>> express MY OPINION. I stand by my comments.
>
> I think my attitude is this:
>
> anything that provides new functionality for the user is likely to
> drive handset sales, usually towards ever more capable handsets.
>
> I assume this Brew stuff will require a decent handset to run on. That
> is, generally a "good thing".
>
>
> Do I want a phone TO display flash? No - I am not even sure I want a
> browser for that...
>
> But if the only way a phone can display flash is to have a stonking cpu
> on board, decent local storage and a high end screen, then I am all for
> it - because lots of "cool new stuff" can use those resources to do
> "cool new things" - and market them to an ever larger number of people
> who have upgraded their handset under the sad misapprehension that
> people who really need to edit Word documents on their keitai are still
> in possession of a life...
>
> In other words, being able to access legacy formats isn't just a good
> thing in itself, it drives handset technology and probably sales - and
> that is a good thing even for people at the bleeding edge.
>
> Luddism: Think of it this way: a machine to replace a weaver is - er -
> jolly useful... But a machine that can EMULATE a weaver in software -
> wow - my personal "weaver emulation" needs currently hover around
> zero, ('though I hear tell Granny thinks she needs it) - but I can
> certainly use the hardware/storage such a preposterous feat implies...
>
>
> Nick
>
>
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David Harper
Co-Founder, Wireless Ink
Mobilizing the Masses
Received on Fri Mar 26 07:06:46 2004