Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 As reported in this article at MS Mobiles, Bill G has delivered a speech at ITU in Geneva, a telecoms conference. Some interesting points of note: - SPV users access the internet on average 5 times a day (bet they don't after free GPRS ends!) - 75% of users have synchronised their phone - 60% are sending and receiving e-mails - 72% upgraded their phone within a week Now i'm not sure the last one is a GOOD point, it could be a statement about the original release version, but hey, we'll let Bill get away with that one ;-) A slide was also presented about a deal between Microsoft and Vodafone for providing mobile Web Services, but nothing was mentioned about a Vodafone Smartphone. A snippet from http://www.microsoft.com/mobilewebservices : At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles Oct 27- 30, Microsoft and Vodafone will share a technical road map for specifications that address such issues as integrating GSM-based security services with the Web services architecture, as well as exposing location, messaging, and payment network services using the Web services architecture The potential for cool stuff when you can interrogate your position is awesome IMHO... ;) P
Guest Brody Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 When Smartphones are released on other networks i think we'll see some real competition (::cough:: free gprs ::cough:: ;))
Guest Firaas Posted October 14, 2003 Report Posted October 14, 2003 "]- 72% upgraded their phone within a week Just a clarification for anyone confused - that's 72% of people upgrading their phone's software within a week...
Guest TANKERx Posted October 14, 2003 Report Posted October 14, 2003 Are these stats more an indication of the market that is being hit by Microsoft Smartphones rather than the fact that Microsoft Smartphones are being used to their full potential? What I mean is, does this simply show that the vast majority of people being drawn to the Smartphone are geeks to whom synchronising their phone is important?
Guest Firaas Posted October 14, 2003 Report Posted October 14, 2003 Are these stats more an indication of the market that is being hit by Microsoft Smartphones rather than the fact that Microsoft Smartphones are being used to their full potential? What I mean is, does this simply show that the vast majority of people being drawn to the Smartphone are geeks to whom synchronising their phone is important? I think it's both. It demonstrates that people who get Smartphones are more likely to use them to their full potential, and for tasks which aren't possible on your ordinary Nokia and which haven't been possible to date. It also shows, though, that people who get Smartphones are more likely to be your average geek who actually has a need to check email on their mobile - whilst your average Joe Bloggs wouldn't. Technological advances such as Windows Mobile in turn encourage more Joe Bloggs to convert to geeks as more realise that email could actually be a good thing...
Guest chucky.egg Posted October 14, 2003 Report Posted October 14, 2003 Technological advances .... encourage more Joe Bloggs to convert to geeks as more realise that email could actually be a good thing... [iMO] I think that's true, to some extent at least, but Joe Bloggs (and probably Joanne Bloggs) who are used to Nokias won't be able to cope easily with Windows Smartphone on their mobile. I wouldn't dream of giving my phone to my mum or GF - they wouldn't stand a chance (partly because they would EXPECT not to stand a chance) If you ask most "users" (as oppossed to geeks) what Windows is to them they will describe the desktop and desktop icons. When Smartphone takes on that "skin" it will stand a much better chance. At the same time business users (like myself) are frustrated by a Windows phone that cant talk to other MS software properly - in particular sync'ing with exchange public folders (I'm not going to get started on that again though!). My crappy old Motorola T720 can sync with public folders! MS seem to have tried for the "middle road" and, as with any compromise, nobody gets exactly what they want. [/iMO]
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