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| Subject: | Wireless Dev: Jakob Nielsen on WAP |
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07/21/2000 08:59:14 PM |
| From: |
Bryan Morgan |
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http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20000709.html
His advice:
* Skip the current generation of WAP
* Prepare to launch mobile services for the next-generation systems in 2001
I think it shows how new to the industry he is if he thinks the
next-generation systems will be ready in 2001 :-)
Also, "WAP has miserable usability for many reasons: ridiculously small
screens, slow bandwidth, and the need to place a new call every time the
device needs to connect."
Screens, bandwidth, and placing the call are all "features" of the existing
networks and carrier interface devices. These have nothing to do with WAP
and everything to do with the idea of running mobile applications off of a
phone. Give me my Palm VII any day of the week...
Bryan
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