Monday, April 13, 2009

No Network Neutrality on your phone

It's interesting that while we expect our internet to be open on a computer, we're content to have limited internet on a phone. The thing is, that could keep phone-based services limited to being a toy, rather than enabling the next big thing to sweep the world. It lets Apple and the phone companies cripple new technology, rather than creating an ecosystem where it can thrive.

Of course, new things like Skype threaten to disrupt traditional services - like phones. But unless the phone companies adapt to the new environment, they could easily end up like newspapers and record companies. Destroyed by new technology.

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