Maxioms by Julie Ask
At the end of the day, most people still just want to talk on their cell phone. There are very read more
At the end of the day, most people still just want to talk on their cell phone. There are very few people who want to download music or do these types of broadband-type activities.
The potential for local search and local advertising comes into play.
The potential for local search and local advertising comes into play.
Will the animated avatars come out on the market? Yes. Will people buy them? Yes. They're fun and entertaining. But read more
Will the animated avatars come out on the market? Yes. Will people buy them? Yes. They're fun and entertaining. But there's a limit to what consumers will spend -- they're already buying games, ring tones, videos, and music. The average cell-phone bill is already around $50. And consumers have shown [a willingness] to spend an extra 5% to 10% a month for data services. But they're not going to spend an unlimited amount for more and more services.
I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating read more
I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating about a phone from Apple for more than a year. Being that I am a wireless analyst, I don't follow Apple as closely as others do. What I do know though, is that we are not likely to know until Apple wants us to know. They are pretty good at big surprises. Do I think they are developing a phone? Probably. Probably somewhere in their labs, there are prototypes of phones. Whether or not they bring one to market commercially is another story. Whether or not they will do so on their own is another open question. Hard to imagine carrier subsidies on a device unless there are revenues to be earned through downloaded services and content.
Certainly the notion of putting music video on phones will increase over time.
Certainly the notion of putting music video on phones will increase over time.
