(keitai-l) Re: DoCoMo MAGIC vision Re: billing and packet charges

From: Josh White <josh_at_blackbrick.com>
Date: 02/16/01
Message-ID: <NCBBKJAPCBCPOELPJJKBIENFCNAA.josh@blackbrick.com>
Kyle,

Thanks for posting this - it's nice to get an idea of what Docomo's future
vision is.  The pitches they've done here in the US are pretty vague and
content-free. Enjoy your ironic calling card. :)

-Josh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
> [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of Kyle Barrow
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 8:17 PM
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) DoCoMo MAGIC vision Re: billing and packet charges
>
>
> > Just like AOL, imode is trying to give its newbie users an easy to use
> > interface and high quality contents. Once the users become
> > educated, which
> > may take longer on imode, due to the ease with which people can access
> > official sites, and lack of mobile ISP competition, people will hopefuly
> > migrate to unofficial sites. Alternative site payment systems may also
> > help.
>
> Yesterday I attended a DoCoMo MAGIC briefing/seminar at which DoCoMo laid
> out strategy that clearly goes beyond the i-menu and perhaps what we
> consider to be the "typical" i-mode user.
>
> Apart from some very slick video of a 2010 world with everyone using
> semi-transparent DoCoMo devices, their 'MAGIC' vision seriously pushes
> i-mode as an ASP business platform. What was interesting is the showcased
> ASPs all use subscription models which operate outside i-menu. DoCoMo was
> interested in packet charges they receive from ASP clients not any cut from
> subscriptions.
>
> After the seminar attendees all received a present in the form of <pause for
> effect> a telephone card ;)
>
> Kyle
>
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Received on Fri Feb 16 23:30:41 2001