Re: Wireless WebDNA available today!
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texte = >Aside from that... I am trying to imagine what sort of products would >one really want to buy over a small WAP enabled device anyway?Nothing I can think of. Perhaps if the person were a buyer for a large corporation -- and if *all* the suplliers of that corporation were to offer a WAP interface to their product line -- then *maybe* I would see a use for it. But probably not even then ...>Little tiny screen, limited set of little tiny keys. I don't know, >maybe it's just me (I tossed my cell phone years ago) but I just >don't get it.I think you 'get it' just fine!>My understanding of current European use is that it >is mainly used for looking up things from databases (ie. phone >numbers) and reading condensed versions of news type articles.The USA is pathetically far behind in MANY technologies these days, especially wireless communications, but others as well ...And the industry seems to be ignoring what people really need, and instead they seem hell-bent on forcing their 'great new technologies' down our throats, whether or not we care about them or not.>Wireless WebDNA has a nice ring to it -- and SM sure seems fired-up >about it -- but what is it good for in the real world, aside from >admin purposes?I wouldn't even use it for that. Anyone with a shred of common sense should be able to see that you cannot make a tiny little screen with no keyboard into any kind of useful tool for eCommerce -- unless it is targeted to a very specific vertical market niche.I would like to see even ONE example of this kind of system in use today -- in more than just a private company setting. Does anyone have *any* real-life examples of this kind of system in action?================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>Aside from that... I am trying to imagine what sort of products would >one really want to buy over a small WAP enabled device anyway?Nothing I can think of. Perhaps if the person were a buyer for a large corporation -- and if *all* the suplliers of that corporation were to offer a WAP interface to their product line -- then *maybe* I would see a use for it. But probably not even then ...>Little tiny screen, limited set of little tiny keys. I don't know, >maybe it's just me (I tossed my cell phone years ago) but I just >don't get it.I think you 'get it' just fine!>My understanding of current European use is that it >is mainly used for looking up things from databases (ie. phone >numbers) and reading condensed versions of news type articles.The USA is pathetically far behind in MANY technologies these days, especially wireless communications, but others as well ...And the industry seems to be ignoring what people really need, and instead they seem hell-bent on forcing their 'great new technologies' down our throats, whether or not we care about them or not.>Wireless WebDNA has a nice ring to it -- and SM sure seems fired-up >about it -- but what is it good for in the real world, aside from >admin purposes?I wouldn't even use it for that. Anyone with a shred of common sense should be able to see that you cannot make a tiny little screen with no keyboard into any kind of useful tool for eCommerce -- unless it is targeted to a very specific vertical market niche.I would like to see even ONE example of this kind of system in use today -- in more than just a private company setting. Does anyone have *any* real-life examples of this kind of system in action?================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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