If you look at this graphic, mobile devices are at the center, the applications enabled by mobile devices are orbiting.
That neatly illustrates the issue mobile service providers face. They are fundamental to the ecosystem, but it is the devices at the center, not so much the connectivity, though connections also are essential.
That observation also applies to direct revenue models.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Geosocial Business Hinges on Mobile Devices
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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