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| Subject: | Re: MobileLBSList: WAP/WML interoperable? |
| Date: |
09/08/2000 10:52:15 AM |
| From: |
Gould Carlson Michael |
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Mensaje citado por: Gerhard Fasol <fasol@eurotechnology.com>:
> Gould Carlson Michael wrote:
> >
> > It¥s interesting to see that in our strawman "hype cycle" model,
> > WAP/WML falls in the "trough of disillusionment" (as defined by
Gartner
> > Group).
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> Michael,
> your statements is interesting. I have to confess that I have not
read the
> paper by the Gartner groups which you are refering to, but even from
> Tokyo I can sense the "trough of disillusionment" if WAP/WML in
> Europe. Several of my friends in high-management positions at major
> European publishing houses and mobile carriers tell me about this.
>
> One friend (Vice-President in one of Europe's major publishing houses
> with global presence) even tells me that several of his colleagues
changed
> their WAP-enabled handsets back into non-WAP handsets.
>
Just to keep on the same thread, I have come across another analyst´s
(IDC) more positive spin on "WAP´s coming of age in Europe". So there
are opinions on both sides, certainly.
Internet Power-Base in Europe Could Shift to Mobile Operators
http://www.idc.com/emea/press/PR/EEVT083100pr.stm
Cheers,
Mike Gould
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