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Mobile Operators Stumble on Billable Identities, Apple Swoops In

The mobile operators have made a huge mistake on the identity front. The one long-term point of value they have aside from being a bit pipe is the possession of validated identities tied to a mobile billing platform. But with their continuing efforts to maintain their walled gardens, they have passed on the opportunity to [...]

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Fri, September 21 2007 » Imported, Uncategorized » No Comments

Steve Jobs to Operators: Bend Over

Jobs is known for being cheeky – but check this out, then imagine the cursing going on in the boardrooms of Apple’s operator partners after today’s launch of the iPod Touch:

Jobs: “Wi-Fi, as you know, is not only faster than 2.5G, but it’s faster than any 3G network”.
Song playing on the iPod Touch: “Cellphone’s Dead [...]

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Wed, September 5 2007 » Imported, Uncategorized » No Comments