(keitai-l) Re: How is it to see it the very first time?

Joran's point is very valid. One of the main differences (as we've touched
on time and time again in this list) between Japan and the rest of the world
is the customer focus. Apart from color (arriving in WAP as well) there
isn't really that much difference technologically between I-Mode and WAP
(Yes I know that there are some, but in reality not enough to create a
substantial difference). In Japan the focus has always been on the users,
and in Europe the assumption was that the technology would create a market
by itself. The results speak for themselves.

Kristian

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Jöran Roslund (EMW) [mailto:Joran.Roslund@emw.ericsson.se] 
Sent:	Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:56
To:	'keitai-l@appelsiini.net'
Subject:	(keitai-l) Re: How is it to see it the very first time?

Hi,

The advantages of i-mode you mention in these examples, aren't they merely
an 
expression for the superb customer focus in Japan, rather than an inherent
strength
of i-mode?

> > I think Tsutaya's site is incredible. It's got the latest 
> info on top music and
> > rental videos/dvds, including the ability to sample top 
> songs, save as
> > ringtones, get e-coupons for rentals, check official tour 
> info...a very
> > comprehensive video/music entertainment site.
> > 
> > r e n
> 
> Definitely agree with Ren. Another example is the weather 
> site: you can pin-point
> weather at precise location, check out the ski resort 
> conditions (which worked
> great last Sunday when we went to Yuzawa), you can look at 
> the satellite
> weather picture, get a week's forecast, get typhoon maps and 
> projections,
> find out what the weather in Stockholm and New York is, see 
> where to surf,
> check how much the ski pass costs and when the ski lifts open 
> and close,
> etc etc
> 
> Here is a question to those Europeans who find imode similar to what's
> on offer
> on WAP in Europe: please let me know which WAP service on a european
> cell phone
> shows me the up-to-date satelite weather image in color and 
> pretty nice resolution
> AND tells me all the details of snow conditions in all the 
> ski resorts etc...
> 
> By the way, in a recent conference which REN also attended, 
> one of the European
> participants mentioned weather services as one of those 
> boring things nobody
> wants... oh-boy what does he/she know...
>
 
He's right. In Gothenburg where I live it always rains, so there's no
need to check the forecast. :-)


Joran

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