(keitai-l) Re: Wap vs i-mode once again

Let me clarify:

pointless: WAP vs i-mode

useful exercise: WAP (WML, etc.) vs the current technical implementation of
DoCoMo's i-mode service (cHTML, etc.)

also useful: i-mode vs Verizon's wireless data service/Orange's WAP
service/Sprint PCS' WAP service, etc...



r e n


Mika Tuupola wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Renfield Kuroda wrote:
>
> > Have to agree with Andrea -- comparing WAP vs i-mode is a pointless
> > exercise; one's a set of protocols, the other a brand.
>
>         IMO it is not 100% pointless. Comparing wap and i-mode on
>         technology level is a good proof that in order to make
>         a successfull and working data network it is usually a good
>         idea to use old proven, easy to implement protocols / standards
>         such as HTML, TCP/IP and HTTP and _not_ reinvent everything
>         from scratch (which is the case with WAP).
>
>         I do agree however that comparing i-mode and wap only at
>         technical level is pointless.
>
> --
> Mika Tuupola                      http://www.appelsiini.net/~tuupola/
>
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