why 2008 changes everything (in mobile tech)
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2008 will be known as the year that mobile computing changed forever. With the launch of a development ecosystem around the Apple iPhone, the global launch of the iPhone 3G, the pending release of Google’s new mobile operating system, Android, and Nokia’s acquisition of Symbian, what we’ve known historically as ‘mobile phones’ have suddenly become something much more. We are witnessing the birth of a new class of technology - pocket-sized devices with always-on broadband that understand who you are and where you are. The implications of this convergence are far-reaching, and perhaps a bit disturbing for some.TRANSCRIPT
Why 2008 changes everything (in mobile tech)
Raven Zachary4 September 2008
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2008.07.11:iPhone 3G @ $199, App Store, iPhone OS 2.0
Why should you care?
“Mobile is the technology that ‘cried wolf’ for 15 years.”- Jason Grigsby, Cloud Four
What’s so special about the iPhone?!
Three key attributes.
#1Persistence
“In your pocket...you have something that's broadband and connected all the time.It's personal - it knows who you are and where you are.
That's a big deal. A really big deal.
It's bigger than the personal computer.”
KPCB iFund $100,000,000
#2Mobile Web
iPhone75%
Windows
Mobile
Symbian
Sidekick
Source: August 2008 Mobile Browser Stats - Net Applications
#3ApplicationDistribution
The iPhone is having a profound impact on the mobile telephony and computing industries, reshaping how we think about mobility and defining an entirely new class of devices.
