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Subject:    Re: Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 SDK and the emulator are out!
From:       "Zetie, Carl" <CZetie () GIGAWEB ! COM>
Date:       2002-02-26 0:56:54
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Jacek,

I think you need to learn to separate the press releases and marketing and
"intentions" of vendors from the reality of the world. Learn to distinguish
what MS wants to do (it wanted to bring Stinger to market a year ago) and
what is really happening (only one, minor, handset manufacturer building
it). Learn to distinguish an entire mighty company (Nokia) from one weak
product (Symbian). Learn to distinguish i-Mode technology being launched in
one European market from the NTT/DoCoMo/i-Mode Japanese business model
prevailing. Learn that not everything that vendors announce with great
fanfare comes to pass.

The real world is not defined by the headlines on press releases. Perhaps
when you grasp this, then you fill yourself less likely to bounce from one
extreme of enthusiasm to another.

--CZ



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacek Rutkowski [mailto:jpzr@GMX.DE]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:41 PM
> To: KVM-INTEREST@JAVA.SUN.COM
> Subject: Re: Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 SDK and the emulator are out!
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 10:27:47 -0800, Doug
> <doug.schwartz@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>
> >I think both points are a bit one-sided. First of all no one
> is going to
> >dominate the mobile market. Why? Because the telcos still
> have their foot on
>
> Microsoft wants to dominate mobile/wireless market. And not only
> desktop PC and servers, but also pocket PCs, tablet PCs, PDAs,
> game consoles, and last
> not least: mobile phones. Next step will be control of your mind!
>
> They really, and sincerely want to do it! I have seen videos of
> Steve Ballmer (second after Bill G) speaking to Microsoft employees!
>
> Darth Vader is a SISSY in comparision to Microsoft. If Microsoft
> is Darth Vader then who is Luke Skywalker? Palm? Java?
>
> And they don't stop with devices, they are going to dominate
> SERVICES also (see .Net).
>
> >the throat of developers. How are you going to distribute a mobile
> >application to any large number of consumers without the
> telcos permission?
>
> Over wireless Internet connection - telcos become then only
> a "dummy pipe". ALREADY now it is possible through GPRS -
> operator is supposed to provide "dependent wireless connection"
> and that is it!
>
> Ah, don't forget that voice over IP technologies will very
> soon kill revenue streams of operators from voice calls...
>
> In 3G however situation can differ a bit, where a plethora of
> services will be needed to be handled by operators...
>
> >You can't. Will the NTT/DoCoMo/iMode model work outside Japan?
>
> yes, i-mode starts in Germany in March or April 2002. It is already
> sure and handsets are ready.
>
> regards,
>
> jpzr from http://WirelessSoftware.info
>
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