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Re: DoCoMo: America Strikes Out
said by Derek_Wildstar:
If there was some established American company who would be willing to take that kind of risk in a sluggish economy to gain a foothold, it would certainly be speculative. Because, given the what's happened to the telecom market in the past 18 months, I don't expect you'll find too many venture capitalists willing to bet on that horse anytime soon.
Fools! Idiots! Nincompoops! if only they would sort out the billing issue (i-mode style split with the site operator and handle the collection by adding to your phone bill) then sites would spring up immediately. A low cost site handing out low bandwidth information for small fees to thousands of subscribers can be profitable right out the gate.
Instead I've heard that when WAP looked like it was going to be big, telcos demanded a lionshare of any revenue that customers might end up paying for premium services -- wap!! stone dead.. |
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Derek_Wildstar
Why the fck is Shane walking in there?
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| Heh, heh....funny how it all keeps coming back to the telcos, isn't it? If only more registered voters of this great nation would actually say something....
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xentar
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| I would almost have to agree with the points Derek brought up. I have a StarTac from about 2yrs back which has no net access but I'm not loosing sleep over it. I have Net access almost anywhere I go; School (T3), Work(T1+), Home(cable w/3puters on LAN). So, unlike the Japanese society where a computer would be a luxury to have in the house (due to tight space), I have access anywhere anytime almost.
The main point is the mass transit part, it makes perfect sense.
Good analysis Derek. |
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