Comments on: ‘Does your phone do numbers?’ http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-242506 Ewan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:35:05 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-242506 The barbarians (normobs) are at the gate! The barbarians (normobs) are at the gate!

]]> By: adambird http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-242505 adambird Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:21:18 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-242505 I read this round about the same time I read this bonkers rubbish <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-comes-to-the-iphone-death-of-the-text-message-approaching/" rel="nofollow">http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-c...</a>. It really demonstrates the disconnect between the geeks and the normobs. As you say, the difficulty of sending and the price wasn't an issue because of the value they placed on that message getting to the recipient.<br><br>Normobs out there and they outnumber us greatly. We ignore that fact at our peril. I read this round about the same time I read this bonkers rubbish http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-c.... It really demonstrates the disconnect between the geeks and the normobs. As you say, the difficulty of sending and the price wasn't an issue because of the value they placed on that message getting to the recipient.

Normobs out there and they outnumber us greatly. We ignore that fact at our peril.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-242504 Ewan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:18:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-242504 I thought it was far too risky to lecture them! I thought it was far too risky to lecture them!

]]> By: Ed http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-242503 Ed Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:28 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-242503 Er, I hope you used some of your charm and showed them how to 'do numbers' - it's too painful to think they were having to write out the numbers... Er, I hope you used some of your charm and showed them how to 'do numbers' – it's too painful to think they were having to write out the numbers…

]]> By: Ewan @ MIR http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-235101 Ewan @ MIR Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:35:05 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-235101 The barbarians (normobs) are at the gate! The barbarians (normobs) are at the gate!

]]> By: adambird http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-235100 adambird Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:21:18 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-235100 I read this round about the same time I read this bonkers rubbish <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-comes-to-the-iphone-death-of-the-text-message-approaching/" rel="nofollow">http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-c...</a>. It really demonstrates the disconnect between the geeks and the normobs. As you say, the difficulty of sending and the price wasn't an issue because of the value they placed on that message getting to the recipient.<br><br>Normobs out there and they outnumber us greatly. We ignore that fact at our peril. I read this round about the same time I read this bonkers rubbish http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-c.... It really demonstrates the disconnect between the geeks and the normobs. As you say, the difficulty of sending and the price wasn't an issue because of the value they placed on that message getting to the recipient.

Normobs out there and they outnumber us greatly. We ignore that fact at our peril.

]]> By: smstextnews http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-227469 smstextnews Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:35:05 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-227469 The barbarians (normobs) are at the gate! The barbarians (normobs) are at the gate!

]]> By: adambird http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-227468 adambird Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:21:18 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-227468 I read this round about the same time I read this bonkers rubbish <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-comes-to-the-iphone-death-of-the-text-message-approaching/">http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-c...</a>. It really demonstrates the disconnect between the geeks and the normobs. As you say, the difficulty of sending and the price wasn't an issue because of the value they placed on that message getting to the recipient.<br><br>Normobs out there and they outnumber us greatly. We ignore that fact at our peril. I read this round about the same time I read this bonkers rubbish http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/02/google-talk-c.... It really demonstrates the disconnect between the geeks and the normobs. As you say, the difficulty of sending and the price wasn't an issue because of the value they placed on that message getting to the recipient.

Normobs out there and they outnumber us greatly. We ignore that fact at our peril.

]]> By: smstextnews http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-227467 smstextnews Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:18:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-227467 I thought it was far too risky to lecture them! I thought it was far too risky to lecture them!

]]> By: Ed http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-227466 Ed Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:56:28 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-227466 Er, I hope you used some of your charm and showed them how to 'do numbers' - it's too painful to think they were having to write out the numbers... Er, I hope you used some of your charm and showed them how to 'do numbers' – it's too painful to think they were having to write out the numbers…

]]> By: Ricky http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/07/does_your_phone_do_numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-227465 Ricky Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:52:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=7005#comment-227465 I just wanted to say that I love that you refer to them as 'The Great Unwashed'. Makes me chuckle every time. I just wanted to say that I love that you refer to them as 'The Great Unwashed'. Makes me chuckle every time.

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