Comments on: Mobile is dud http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/ How can companies reach and transact with consumers in a compelling way in a world where the Internet and other communication platforms are changing all the rules? Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:44:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sam http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/#comment-75 Sam Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:29:25 +0000 http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/#comment-75 What's needed is someone to come along, and rip up the silly oligopoly the telcos hold around the world, and change the way business is done. Difficult job but needs to be done before they get relegated away as wifi businesses expand. You know who I reckon could do this? Branson. He could easily create an iPhone killer targeted at his target market, under 30s - integrated social networking, email, maps, games, personalisable, sexy, easy to use, durable and every feature completely integrated. There's heaps of money to be made, and no one's really had a serious crack at it. Everyone's going for the enterprise market, and yes that's profitable, but so is the under 30s market, especially given we've grown up with mobiles and are socially/emotionally/physically dependent on them, like it or not. Maybe someone should petition Branson and get something going... Dermacia: This blog runs on WordPress, a free blogging platform available at www.wordpress.com. Sam What’s needed is someone to come along, and rip up the silly oligopoly the telcos hold around the world, and change the way business is done. Difficult job but needs to be done before they get relegated away as wifi businesses expand.

You know who I reckon could do this? Branson. He could easily create an iPhone killer targeted at his target market, under 30s – integrated social networking, email, maps, games, personalisable, sexy, easy to use, durable and every feature completely integrated. There’s heaps of money to be made, and no one’s really had a serious crack at it. Everyone’s going for the enterprise market, and yes that’s profitable, but so is the under 30s market, especially given we’ve grown up with mobiles and are socially/emotionally/physically dependent on them, like it or not.

Maybe someone should petition Branson and get something going…

Dermacia:
This blog runs on WordPress, a free blogging platform available at http://www.wordpress.com.

Sam

]]> By: Dermacia http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/#comment-49 Dermacia Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:36:52 +0000 http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/#comment-49 Hey guys, this message board software this website runs on, is it something i can buy for my own website or is it propriatary? Hey guys, this message board software this website runs on, is it something i can buy for my own website or is it propriatary?

]]> By: Mobile Operators are Impediments to Innovation at Orbit Change Conversations http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/#comment-7 Mobile Operators are Impediments to Innovation at Orbit Change Conversations Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:51:00 +0000 http://elusiveconsumer.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mobile-is-dud/#comment-7 [...] I was sharing my pessimism about mobile operators with a Bangalore based VC recently and he had a look of skepticism in his eyes. I could read his mind. Most likely he was thinking about how the mobile operators are rolling in money (on the back of high subscriber growth in India) and so how could they be evil? Luckily I am not alone in seeing the mobile operators are embodiment of indolence. I came across a good post by Rodrigo Dauster through Carl Long’s blog The Experience Curve. [...] [...] I was sharing my pessimism about mobile operators with a Bangalore based VC recently and he had a look of skepticism in his eyes. I could read his mind. Most likely he was thinking about how the mobile operators are rolling in money (on the back of high subscriber growth in India) and so how could they be evil? Luckily I am not alone in seeing the mobile operators are embodiment of indolence. I came across a good post by Rodrigo Dauster through Carl Long’s blog The Experience Curve. [...]

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