I can't understand what is this buzz with Imode, it really isn't so speacial in technical terms. Only reason why press and ingnorent people keep talking about Imode is that Imode has made it in Japan. And because of this, many say Imode is coming and we should forget about Wap etc...
Reason for Imode's succes was it's billing scheme. You didn't have to pay by the time but by what services you used. In Europe Wap didn't make it because of billing. Now with GRPS-network and billing based on data transfer rates and usage of services, things are quite bit similar with Imode.
Maybe in america people start to use more their mobile phones with introduction of Imode and it's billing scheme. But from European perspective, there isn't really a news.
And one thing about phones. Many have seen and been talking about Japanese wonder phones that can do all kind of things including video comminucation. I must say that one reason we hear don't have those kind of phones is that it's not economical for mobile phone manufactures to sell phones with advanched technology. Your basic Nokia phone has technology build years ago. Just repackaged in a new fold to justify new high price for the phone. Of course Nokia has many models that have advanched features, but well... it's not economical to make them public... so... I will end my complaining and just say...
Just talk more with your mobile phone, just buy new models, it keeps me working;-)
When I was teenager, yes porn was interesting, but I never thought using our schools computers to view it. And why not? Social control... I, and I bet most of you, wouldn't like risking having been caught on that, not by teacher, but by same age girls. If someone I liked would have seen me accessing porn, well I it would have been quite useless to ask that person to dates after that.
And so what if some people would access porn? People see mindless violence in tv, where in many real-tv programs people really hurt them selves. So I think it's hipocracy to deny porn and in same time let all violence come out.
I think Palm's move is good. Now shareholders can see what makes money in Palm. And if it seems that the operating system unit doesn't do well they can shut it down or turn it to do something else.
I for one think that for Palm it would be best to join forces with Symbian. They have a good platform and backing of worlds largest mobile phone companies. Palm could contribute a large number of talented software engineers and designers so they could make Epoc the best OS for mobile phones and PDA's.
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I can't understand what is this buzz with Imode, it really isn't so speacial in technical terms. Only reason why press and ingnorent people keep talking about Imode is that Imode has made it in Japan. And because of this, many say Imode is coming and we should forget about Wap etc... Reason for Imode's succes was it's billing scheme. You didn't have to pay by the time but by what services you used. In Europe Wap didn't make it because of billing. Now with GRPS-network and billing based on data transfer rates and usage of services, things are quite bit similar with Imode. Maybe in america people start to use more their mobile phones with introduction of Imode and it's billing scheme. But from European perspective, there isn't really a news. And one thing about phones. Many have seen and been talking about Japanese wonder phones that can do all kind of things including video comminucation. I must say that one reason we hear don't have those kind of phones is that it's not economical for mobile phone manufactures to sell phones with advanched technology. Your basic Nokia phone has technology build years ago. Just repackaged in a new fold to justify new high price for the phone. Of course Nokia has many models that have advanched features, but well... it's not economical to make them public... so... I will end my complaining and just say... Just talk more with your mobile phone, just buy new models, it keeps me working ;-)
When I was teenager, yes porn was interesting, but I never thought using our schools computers to view it. And why not? Social control... I, and I bet most of you, wouldn't like risking having been caught on that, not by teacher, but by same age girls. If someone I liked would have seen me accessing porn, well I it would have been quite useless to ask that person to dates after that. And so what if some people would access porn? People see mindless violence in tv, where in many real-tv programs people really hurt them selves. So I think it's hipocracy to deny porn and in same time let all violence come out.
I think Palm's move is good. Now shareholders can see what makes money in Palm. And if it seems that the operating system unit doesn't do well they can shut it down or turn it to do something else. I for one think that for Palm it would be best to join forces with Symbian. They have a good platform and backing of worlds largest mobile phone companies. Palm could contribute a large number of talented software engineers and designers so they could make Epoc the best OS for mobile phones and PDA's.