I guess this is the future on which Nokia/Microsoft are betting on (i.e.
keitai as a multi-purpose individual digital extension), and competing
against Vodafone and other operators (i.e. consumers buy the keitai or the
service?).
I don't think the swiss army knife analogy holds so much: digital cameras
and MP3 players already represent a compromise w.r.t. analogic reflex
cameras and esoteric hi-fi.
IMHO the rise of mobile phones introduced a discontinuity in terms of users
behaviours: before the advent of keitai, people were used to carry on with
them - in everyday life - just their wallet and their wristwatch... Few
people bring with them digital cameras and/or MP3 players IN EVERY MOMENT,
while a lot of people bring mobile phones also in the toilet or nearby their
bed.
Giorgio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Giovanni Bertani" <giovanni.bertani@exsense.com>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:41 PM
Subject: (keitai-l) keitais killing digital consumer cameras (Ore more)
softly
>
> - Killing now digital cameras
> Just a a short thought. Keitai camera phones will be by the end of next
> year at 3-4 megapixels and capable of shooting good quality video.
>
> As quality reach the satisfying level for the average consumer
> photographer any higher resolution has less value
>
> By that time the lower end of consumer cameras market will be probably
> killed.
>
> - Killing tomorrow Mp3 players
> By introducing higher storage media MP3 players will be the second
> category of consumer electronics killed by Keitas.
>
> As you reach an amount of space capable of satisfying the average
> music consumer any higher capacity device has a limited value for
> the mass market while remaining interesting for a niche of more
> advanced music lovers.
>
> - Killing the day after tomorrow Video Cameras
> if you see the new Foma D900i it is in this direction.
>
> So finally are the keitai producers jeopardizing the consumer
> electronics market
> by replacing a number of devices with a single one?
>
> What do you think?
>
Received on Thu Dec 18 17:12:38 2003