Comments on: Opening Thoughts from the Global Messaging Congress

By: zulusafari

zulusafari — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:58:54 +0000

The discoverability is HUGE for me. I have a Nokia N82 and have never downloaded a single app for it b/c I there hasn’t been any easy way to find, pay for and install them. I’m sure with some time spent I could find some, but I also own a mac and it makes the transference between the downloaded file to my phone difficult.

It’s no secret that Apple’s recipe to success has been that because they control all content (for better or worse), software and hardware in the chain, it all works VERY well. It’s a closed off system but it works well for the end user.

Isn’t that the goal at the end? The end user experience? I know none of you like closed systems and love Unix, but we have to wake up to reality and recognized that a controlled environment allows for a controlled experience. I’m not saying it’s the only way, just to recognize that is what has been working for Apple and the app store and more importantly, the end user. That is what has been working for Apple since they opened their doors, a closed & controlled environment on their computers.

I’m curious to hear about the discussions at GMC for new means of discoverability.

By: Piervincenzo Canale

Piervincenzo Canale — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:26:59 +0000

Nice post and I agree with you. In fact since I am covering (journalistically speaking for Africanews.it/english) the news of Africans in Rosarno (Calabria, south Italy), I noticed how many of them rely on mobile services. They use them for finding work mostly but also for keeping in touch with their home country in Africa. So I guess improving the services in the mobile industry for “non techie people” is the way forward.

By: kenyantykoon

kenyantykoon — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:02:44 +0000

nice post. Just goes to show how far kenya, and most of Africa has to go to catch up with the developed world…but we are getting there
http://kenyantykoon.wordpress.com/

By: Mark Kaigwa

Mark Kaigwa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:05:33 +0000

I agree with you. With Gotissuez we're trying to bring the Discoverability and Content to the user. Eventually integrating with messaging. We're working on the Alternate Billing Solutions. Things in the pipeline. Thanks for the post! Talk soon.