Alexandr Koloskov writes:
> Also, Qualcomm is much more aggressive [than Sun].
That hasn't stopped DoCoMo, KDDI and J-Phone from releasing new versions of
their own profiles on an aggressive schedule...
Concerning J2ME-related business models, Sprint is developing a flexible app
vending-machine model that rivals Qualcomm's.
http://servlet.java.sun.com/javaone/sf2002/conf/sessions/display-3433.en.jsp
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From: "Alexandr Koloskov" <alexk@reaxion.com>
Subject: Re: Does Qualcomm's BREW Business Model work????
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:56:26 +0400
BREW, while being inefficient in many other ways, has an
excellent business model since they allow clear path to market for
developers. If you can write a really good application and pass all
tests, then Qualcomm (and their partners like Verizon) takes all boring
things ;) like sales, collecting money, creating online shops in their
hands. You just receive money for your application. In J2ME world,
you're free to put your application on any website, but you should spend
a lot of efforts to make people buy it. Also, there's almost no
provisioning system, so you can't make such payment models like trial or
subscription, which are most efficient from both developer and user
point of view.
Also, Qualcomm is much more aggressive. For last 1.5 years they
have released 3 major releases (1.0, 1.1 and 2.0), inserting really
useful features, meanwhile MIDP 2.0 is still not released.
Received on Fri Jul 12 14:10:14 2002