Wireless
access to the internet and mobile e-commerce
Cell Phones, PDAs [personal
data assistants]
Some questions we can ask
which - of which the answers will lead to business decisions forecasting
marketing and product development ideas online and offline
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will cell phones focus on being
communication devices for audible content?
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therefore, will cell phones
get smaller and smaller?
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will cell phones morph towards
being communication devices for audible and text content?
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will cell phones morph towards
being communication devices for audible and text and image content?
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therefore, will cell phones
will get bigger and bigger?
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will PDAs will be the leading
communication devices for text and image content?
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will PDAs will be the leading
communication devices for text and image content and also include audible
content?
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therefore will PDAs will get
slightly bigger to accommodate better image pixalization and content?
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or will PDAs will get smaller
to accommodate personal convenience and portability?
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will the physicality of cell
phones and PDAs change the dynamic of how they are used, and the initial
adopters be replaced by a different demographic?
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will the different demographic
have a different application for cell phones and PDAs, thereby changing
the nature of the service?
© Tim Richardson
2001 March