Billions Connected » jimudall http://billionsconnected.com/blog Thoughts on a ridiculously connected world Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:13:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Debating the future of mobile platforms at MobileCamp Vancouver http://billionsconnected.com/blog/2007/11/debating-the-future-of-mobile-platforms-at-mobilecamp-vancouver/ http://billionsconnected.com/blog/2007/11/debating-the-future-of-mobile-platforms-at-mobilecamp-vancouver/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:05:06 +0000 admin

mobilecampvancouver This past weekend Vancouver had its very own MobileCampVancouver event organized by the Handi Mobility team.

I was on the mobile industry panel with Dennis Knothe of Nokia, Harmander Gill of Wavefront, Dr. Richard Smith of SFU, and Jim Udall of QuickMobile.

Jim and I ended up debating very different views on the future of mobile web platforms, making for a spirited discussion. The ultra short version – I was very bullish on mobile web technologies to expand the mobile developer base, Jim saw mobile web tech as over-hyped and that existing platforms (SMS / MMS / J2ME / Symbian) will rule at the expense of web technologies. Proof that reasonable people can differ even on fundamental issues.

As is always the case, the time allotted was very short – Jim, I hope we can continue the discussion another time!

Jeff

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