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.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
Sigh...
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
No Subject Given
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.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]