The economic model of iMode is what's significant in my mind. That
DoCoMo acts as a "service provider" and gives most of the cut (90%?) to
the content providers. The Micro-Payments are also critical to making
this work.
In Europe WAP-Push of J2ME apps with Premium charges can work as well
... in the USA we're kinda nailed ... but I'm working on that.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
[mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net] On Behalf Of wbc@tkk.att.ne.jp
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:37 PM
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) port of i-mode to other cultures
I would like to hear what other members feel about the so-called porting
of i-mode. I suppose this may be an outdated discussion but would anyone
be willing to comment on the ideas below.
What is it that is the so-called success of i-mode that could be
exported. I have read that it is a service not a technology. The
browsing on i-mode is limited to the point of being useless. Email is
not new. Signing up for services will not catch on very well because
most services are free on the net and it is only in Japan where the net
offerings are so limited and where computer usage has been very limited
relatively speaking that i-mode could catch on and where people were
willing to pay for services that are offered for free elsewhere (don't
know how long they will be offered for free but the are at the moment).
Games and Java apps are different from the above discussion. An
application can sell on a phone as well as on a pc.
Anyway, does anyone have any comments?
Thanks.
Received on Sun Nov 2 21:59:04 2003