Victor Pikula wrote:
> http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2677504,00.html
>
> Just a small quote:
> "... What's going to change between now and 2004 that will make this
> different? The Docomo phone?"
And there's more!
"The fact is, all conceptual arguments regarding using the
cell phone as an access device are based on the
popularity of such phones in Japan, where there is very
little personal computer usage."
Very little indeed!
"The only compelling uses of cell phones with Internet
connectivity will be for the same big four applications that
you can find on two-way pagers, the Palm 7, and the
WAP phone:
1.address book access
2.appointments/calendar
3.e-mail
4.stock quotes
That's it. Everything else is a pain to use."
So there you have it: all those high-heeled Shibuya cuties on the
subway must be checking their stock portfolios all day long.
> I dislike generalizations, so I do not believe all Americans can feel this way
> about mobile-enabling network technology. Are there any people on this list
> that want to comment on this?
Not much we can say about it, now is there, all we can do is laugh...
Cheers,
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Jani PATOKALLIO / jpatokal@iki.fi / +81 90 7722 3557
Sanpo Laboratory, Mechano-Informatics Dept., University of Tokyo
ヤニ・パトカリオ / jani@sanpo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp / 090 7722 3557
東京大学、工学系研究科、機械情報工学科、算法設計研究室
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Received on Tue Jan 30 15:05:08 2001