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Monday, February 19, 2007
Confuse a cat, telecom style
Sorry for the Monty Python reference, but Young, mobile, but not yet online is a rather confusing piece. From the text:
1. "have started to use their phones for a whole range of functions — buying ringtones, downloading computer games, social networking"
2. "But young mobile phone customers are still relatively slow to embrace internet-based services"
Do you spot the contradiction here? The right answer is: Everything mentioned in 1. are Internet services. Say no more... (another lame Monty Python reference)
The problem is that the article considers accessing Internet services and browsing the Internet as equal. Few are interested in casually browsing the Internet on a small phone display, rather people access Internet services directly, and often via client applications, e.g. for chat, blogging etc. We are certainly still talking Internet services.
It's clear we "elderly" need to change our mindset and realize that the very use of the Internet is changing as access is moving over to phones.
The traditional web browser might actually be the worst means possible to access Internet services from a mobile phone.
1. "have started to use their phones for a whole range of functions — buying ringtones, downloading computer games, social networking"
2. "But young mobile phone customers are still relatively slow to embrace internet-based services"
Do you spot the contradiction here? The right answer is: Everything mentioned in 1. are Internet services. Say no more... (another lame Monty Python reference)
The problem is that the article considers accessing Internet services and browsing the Internet as equal. Few are interested in casually browsing the Internet on a small phone display, rather people access Internet services directly, and often via client applications, e.g. for chat, blogging etc. We are certainly still talking Internet services.
It's clear we "elderly" need to change our mindset and realize that the very use of the Internet is changing as access is moving over to phones.
The traditional web browser might actually be the worst means possible to access Internet services from a mobile phone.
