The Problem With Mobile?
I think Seth Godin makes an interesting point here. The mobile industry today has many parallels to the online and wireline industries in the late 1990's. You have millions of mobile subscribers using hand picked mobile sites and messaging services through their local carrier. You cannot ignore these market facts.
However, you also have the leading Internet companies in the world developing mobile services for the consumer that solve real problems on the mobile phone. Try Google Mobile Maps and you will be a believer. Try Microsoft Mobile or Google Mobile search services, then you may start using your mobile more than your PC. Try some of the new services from the carriers and they are getting better by the month. The short story is that the whole Internet industry is at work building new innovative services for the mobile internet experience.
Other reactions to Godin's post:
New startup companies will deliver innovative applications for mobiles, but you cannot ignore the creativity at work right now around the world.
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