Comments on: Telcos: stay out of the content game http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/ NZ Internet, Media and Business Sun, 27 May 2012 02:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: On Telcos and content at diversity.net.nz http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/#comment-10903 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:41:07 +0000 http://elevatorfactoids.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-10903 [...] posted about the fact that the iPhone is having difficulty coping with telco giant mobile content [...]

]]> By: Julie Starr http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/#comment-10876 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:02:05 +0000 http://elevatorfactoids.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-10876 I don’t have an iPhone yet and won’t get one for a while. But I agree. All I want from a phone is a friendly interface and a reliable unobtrusive service wherever I go. Telco content gets in my way.

]]> By: iJump.co.nz » Helpful Links » links for 2008-07-20 http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/#comment-10869 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:32:02 +0000 http://elevatorfactoids.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-10869 [...] Telcos: stay out of the content game « Lance Wiggs Smart advice for telcos. Or is it? Should telcos follow the model of broadcasters, which have a mixtue of self-created content and externally produced content? Or should they see themselves as ISPs, just the messenger? (tags: telcos isps media content vodafone telecom 3G) [...]

]]> By: Lance Wiggs http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/#comment-10848 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:06:31 +0000 http://elevatorfactoids.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-10848 lotech – exactly right.

Years ago the power companies used to (still?) sell whitewear and other electrical appliances – all on “easy terms”. Now they sell power only.

Q: yes it is a walled garden for lots of things, but it makes internet browsing simple and doable. Google’s traffic from iPhones is testament to that. But well I see a jailbreak in my future, especially when I am in NZ.

If I was a telco I would concentrate on being a telco. Investors in utilities stocks want a nice solid steady return. Leave the ferrits for someone else.

]]> By: lotech http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/#comment-10847 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:18:30 +0000 http://elevatorfactoids.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-10847 Its a bit like power companies saying “You can plug in your Ourbrand Appliance at the normal fee, but if you decide to buy a different TV/Toaster then you’ll be paying a premium.”

]]> By: Q http://lancewiggs.com/2008/07/17/telcos-stay-out-of-the-content-game/#comment-10846 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:37:10 +0000 http://elevatorfactoids.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-10846 Two comments..
- Isn’t the iPhone the issue here, I see it as a walled garden! http://lifehacker.com/398658/why-youre-better-off-avoiding-the-iphone

- Telcos have decreasing (revenues and) margins, if this was happening to you would you then not want to sell fry’s with that?

Q

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