Re: WAP STRUGGLES TO GAIN ACCEPTANCE from Martin J. Duerst on 2000-09-20 (www-mobile@w3.org from September 2000)

From: Martin J. Duerst <duerst@w3.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 20:46:49 +0900
To: fasol@eurotechnology.com, Graham Brown <graham.brown@thewapgroup.com>, www-mobile@w3.org
Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.J.20000920204222.031a4340@sh.w3.mag.keio.ac.jp>

At 00/09/20 19:34 +0900, Gerhard Fasol wrote:
>You are exactly right Graham -
>
>however comparing WAP (= a protocol) with
>imode (= a servicemark + a huge business system)
>is like comparing a railway company with a Diesel engine:

In some way, it's like this, but especially in Europe,
WAP is marketed more as a service than as a protocol.
WAP is what you see on advertizing in Europe. I-mode,
or EzWeb (read EazyWeb) or so is what you see on
advertizing in Japan.

Regards,   Martin.

Received on Wednesday, 20 September 2000 08:16:05 UTC