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MMS: Mobile's Massive Stupidity?
from the maybe... dept
I recently had a discussion with someone here who is (as far as I can tell) the only person I know who really strongly believes that mutli-media messaging (MMS) is the next big thing. I simply don't see how it's that useful. Here's an article that seems to agree with me and suggests that carriers are hyping MMS because they need to hype something. They point out a number of the problems with MMS. It's not simple. It's not cheap. It's not really useful in the way SMS is. My friend insists that I just don't understand how the "kids today" will pick up on it - and maybe he's right. However, for now I'm not willing to believe that MMS is a big deal.
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If you want an example of the kind of product that may just drive MMS, though, take a long hard look at the new Nokia 7650, as I did (http://www.nokia.com/phones/7650/). It's a great piece of kit and has enough features to be really compelling as an executive tool as well.
Ah well, time will tell. :-)
By the way it's amazing how a colour screen on a mobile handset can change the perception of how one uses these devices. It becomes much more of a flexible tool, or at least that's how it seemed to me after a while.
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