Re: Wireless WebDNA available today!
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numero = 29850
interpreted = N
texte = >I know I'm a little late on this thread (hahaha) but I wouldn't mind this >technology on my grocery store delivery site...out and about during the >day...don't have time to stop at the store for milk and bread...so you order >it for delivery on the phone...it's there when you get home. Am I thinking >crazy? > > > >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 .... > > >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? >A few Real Life apps,Stocks from a Swiss bank http://www.ubs.com/g/pcc/wap.htmlAccess to your e-mail and calendaring software http://joydesk.com/wap.htmlAmazon, http://www.amazon.com/phone/Wakey Wakey Kim. Wap is here and it is not going away. Phone companies in Europe will now give users a free WAP phone with a 12 month contract. You can Ignore it if you wish, but WAP users are expected to double the numbers of Internet surfers here in Europe. Not sure about the US as they have not Embraced WAP as much yet.Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 Switzerland------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>I know I'm a little late on this thread (hahaha) but I wouldn't mind this >technology on my grocery store delivery site...out and about during the >day...don't have time to stop at the store for milk and bread...so you order >it for delivery on the phone...it's there when you get home. Am I thinking >crazy? > > > >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 .... > > >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? >A few Real Life apps,Stocks from a Swiss bank http://www.ubs.com/g/pcc/wap.htmlAccess to your e-mail and calendaring software http://joydesk.com/wap.htmlAmazon, http://www.amazon.com/phone/Wakey Wakey Kim. Wap is here and it is not going away. Phone companies in Europe will now give users a free WAP phone with a 12 month contract. You can Ignore it if you wish, but WAP users are expected to double the numbers of Internet surfers here in Europe. Not sure about the US as they have not Embraced WAP as much yet.Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 Switzerland------------------------------------------------------------- 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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