Mobile operators and business services

January 31, 2005 | Comments

Mobile operators need to learn from the IT industry: "Mobile operators are increasingly targeting business customers, though corporate data solution offerings are not what could be termed comprehensive. Although they are all trying to move up the value chain, they simply don't have the necessary skills to do this effectively and are left competing purely on price"

On the subject of this... whatever happened to 3's business offerings? I remember when they first launched there was a section on their web site about upcoming services, but haven't heard a thing since...

Mobile + Entertainment != Mobile Entertainment

January 31, 2005 | Comments

Mobile Plus Entertainment Doesn't Always Equal Mobile Entertainment: "That isn't to say there isn't a market for mobile entertainment. In fact, it's likely to be a huge market -- it's just that it has to be built on the foundation of communication and interaction, rather than broadcast."

Mission to Brighton

January 31, 2005 | Comments

"We don't have the 250 million pounds to send our own probe to Titan. So we're going to send three virtual probes over somewhere a little easier to get to - Brighton!": Mission to Brighton

Is iPod the Razor or the Blade?

January 31, 2005 | Comments

Is iPod the Razor or the Blade?: "To me, it seems that Apple has reversed the relationship of razors and blades, and eliminated the loss leader role entirely. Apple makes very little money from selling songs, but it does make some profit. Apple makes a LOT of profit from selling iPods. So the song is the razor, not the iPod, and that's because the price sensitivity is currently about the content, not the player."

Design Synthesis on MMORPGs

January 31, 2005 | Comments

Design Synthesis on MMORPGs: "Not since gym memberships took off have so many people paid so many monthly fees to do such a limited number of mindless repetitive tasks."