>Anyway, Toshiba TS21i weight is reasonable at 98g but it's the size of=
a
>Nokia 3xxx and will be available 2H02. I wonder how well KPN's i-mode=
will
>do with just one handset available, assuming that N21i is available..
i have seen the N21i in several stores now for 249 euro, so it should b=
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available.
Marketing intensity is low, though. A problem that I see is that none o=
f the=20
large consumer electronic chains in Germany (ProMarkt, MediaMarkt, Satu=
rn)=20
mention i-mode in their ads. MediaMarkt is already tied up with Jamba, =
another=20
mobile portal, so they won't advertise i-mode, at least for now.
These chains account for a large share of mobile phone sales in Germany=
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without their support it's going to be tough to get the mass market.
burkhard=
Received on Tue Mar 19 12:51:03 2002