(keitai-l) Re: KPN and NTT DoCoMo to unveil first joint product

From: Jan Chipchase <jan_at_gomagoma.com>
Date: 08/24/01
Message-Id: <200108240004.AA172098654@gomagoma.com>
Curt wrote:

> Who's going to carry around a camera that size when you can get the
camera and phone together in one smaller unit?

There are a number of design tradeoffs by sticking the camera in the phone. Some people are happy with this, some people are not.

> As for having to buy an extra service to transfer the photos, that's
ridiculous. 

I guess the logic is whatever the market will bear. Still ridiculous though.

> I'll be interested to see how this works out. But I'm starting to wonder if Docomo made a mistake, and the rest of the world simply isn't going to be able to move at the speed Japan does when it comes to adopting new technology.

I'd have an issue whether the rest of the world even *wants* to move at the same speed as Japan in adopting new technology. 

Bored by wanton consumption. :-o

Jan


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Received on Fri Aug 24 06:54:09 2001