Comments on: Mobile Web 2.0 – The Korean Perspective http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Sat, 12 May 2012 08:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Babar Bhatti http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1412 Babar Bhatti Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:17:11 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/#comment-1412 Thanks for the comments Adnan and Osama. This kind of tension is more pronounced in US where carriers and handset makers are engaged in a bitter fight over customer control. Thanks for the comments Adnan and Osama. This kind of tension is more pronounced in US where carriers and handset makers are engaged in a bitter fight over customer control.

]]> By: Osama A. http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Osama A. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:31:43 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/#comment-1326 Well if you look at your delivery channel as part of your value chain, then it is economically feasible to work with a large number of downstream partners -- your individual margins per partner / channel may be lower but you make it up with volumes, AND gain greater security on your financial risk. This model has been most successfully demonstrated by companies such as Microsoft, IBM, CISCO, TSMC. Within the telecom / mobile content space, this has been implemented with prorprietary content delivery networks that make it simpler and easier to deliver aggregated content. The examples here are Qualcomm BREW, ITunes (with iPod and soon with iPhone), and soon YouTube mobile. In addition to this, content aggregators become the delivery platform and earn massive margins -- companies such as Handango and others charge 50% to the software developers for having done nothing (just providing them a place to sell their software). Great Comment btw! This is what we want more of on G&W -- the type of DARK blend of coffee that hits the head. Well if you look at your delivery channel as part of your value chain, then it is economically feasible to work with a large number of downstream partners — your individual margins per partner / channel may be lower but you make it up with volumes, AND gain greater security on your financial risk.

This model has been most successfully demonstrated by companies such as Microsoft, IBM, CISCO, TSMC.

Within the telecom / mobile content space, this has been implemented with prorprietary content delivery networks that make it simpler and easier to deliver aggregated content.

The examples here are Qualcomm BREW, ITunes (with iPod and soon with iPhone), and soon YouTube mobile.

In addition to this, content aggregators become the delivery platform and earn massive margins — companies such as Handango and others charge 50% to the software developers for having done nothing (just providing them a place to sell their software).

Great Comment btw! This is what we want more of on G&W — the type of DARK blend of coffee that hits the head.

]]> By: Adnan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Adnan Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:08:23 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/06/09/mobile-web-20-the-korean-perspective/#comment-1324 Content wins over platform, and platform wins over hardware. Bob Price (Author: Eye for Innovation) conceived of a technology food chain to visualize how one technology "feeds" on another, usually the higher you are in the food chain, the greater your margins. In case of mobile platforms, I think whoever builds the best content will win. Delivery mechanisms can be commoditized, but its very difficult to do the same with content. Content wins over platform, and platform wins over hardware. Bob Price (Author: Eye for Innovation) conceived of a technology food chain to visualize how one technology “feeds” on another, usually the higher you are in the food chain, the greater your margins.

In case of mobile platforms, I think whoever builds the best content will win. Delivery mechanisms can be commoditized, but its very difficult to do the same with content.

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