Getting paid: iPhone model vs. Blackberry vs. everyone else
Stefan over at IntoMobile has a very interesting post on what is ahead for phones/carriers as new phones begin casting nets into the net and begin to pull in more and more content from the net. His view seems to be at odds with what I see: this is an amazing time to be alive and into tech.
His view
Stefan sees the manufactures of devices calling the shots, picking platforms, picking the spec and building the phone to it. The problem here is the manufacturers are usually not the ones figuring out how to charge for it all. Carriers have trained consumers to expect it for free - a very hard habit to break. Their “unlimited” plans, Stefan would contend, are short-sighted and will make it tough to add on features that otherwise customers would want to pay for.
In the new world services are built for virality and terms like monetization are on the bottom of the todo list. This new way of thinking is not being fully embraced by the old rulers in their respective kingdoms, but more importantly it is causing the people to become accustomed to everything being free or supplemented by advertising.
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