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June 16, 2005
so much going on @01:44 PM
so much happening in mobile sphere these days...
2 recent interesting articles:
this one is about how mobile carriers may start integrating wifi into phones to counter "dead spots" by using voip -- seems interesting but a slippery slope for them to start offering these cheaper services.
this one is another look at how now that mobile content is getting to a certain breaking point, the carriers are having to rethink their business models, specifically the slow decline of their portals vs. MVNO stuff. Basically, this article is saying that big music labels no longer want to let verizon, et al take a huge cut of their downloads for stuff like ringtones, etc., and feel that their brands are strong enough to drive consumer demand -- they don't think they need the carriers anymore to generate revenue.
This is just another trend that is going to eventually break the "walled garden" and make the mobile content space much more open and participatory.
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