Jacob Nielsen’s Alertbox article covers the details, and digitalmass uses the same quote Jason uses: “I used to be head of WAP marketing for a major telephone company, but I have concluded that it doesn’t work”.
: “When you look at this plethora of incompatible devices, your first instinct may be to lock all the vendors into a room until they hammer out a standard. It’s a sensible idea and they’ve tried that. The only problem is that what they came up with, the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), is losing support in many quarters.”
I don’t know too many developers that like the idea of write for many platforms, work on some of them. Actually, I don’t know any.
Some GOOD NEWS!
digitalMASS at Boston.com: ” “Even failing dot-coms must abide by their promise to protect the privacy rights of their customers,” FTC chairman Robert Pitofsky said. “The FTC seeks to ensure these promises are kept.”
The agency’s five commissioners voted unanimously on Friday to approve a staff recommendation that the FTC attempt to prevent the sale. The agency’s complaint was filed in US District Court in Boston.”
