For me 2008 is the year when the ideals of Open Source development have really begun to gain momentum in the mobile space. Increasingly, if all the industry soothsayers are to be believed we will all migrate to the majority of our internet access being over the air in the next few years. This access needs to have far fewer restrictions than it has today if mobile is get anywhere near offering the freedom of the internet as it stands. We need to support the companies and initiatives that offer greater choice with freedom to use data and platforms. My hope for 2009 is that Android will gain much more traction, and that Nokia will mount a serious challenge by overhauling Symbian to be able to compete with the UX standards set by Apple and Google.

What ever happens will take place in an obscenely tough business environment. Thankfully following the huge success of the Apple App store routes to market for mobile developers have proliferated. The addition of a month long try before you buy for the apps would be the icing on this model. If I can find a twitter client that works better than m.twitter without draining my battery in three hours I will pay for it. I am not going to believe it until I have used it though. Mobile companies need subscribers not users this year, the services need to be good enough to pay for. I am very hopeful for progress next year.

http://twitter.com/DominicTravers

For me 2008 is the year when the ideals of Open Source development have really begun to gain momentum in the mobile space. Increasingly, if all the industry soothsayers are to be believed we will all migrate to the majority of our internet access being over the air in the next few years. This access needs to have far fewer restrictions than it has today if mobile is get anywhere near offering the freedom of the internet as it stands. We need to support the companies and initiatives that offer greater choice with freedom to use data and platforms. My hope for 2009 is that Android will gain much more traction, and that Nokia will mount a serious challenge by overhauling Symbian to be able to compete with the UX standards set by Apple and Google.

What ever happens will take place in an obscenely tough business environment. Thankfully following the huge success of the Apple App store routes to market for mobile developers have proliferated. The addition of a month long try before you buy for the apps would be the icing on this model. If I can find a twitter client that works better than m.twitter without draining my battery in three hours I will pay for it. I am not going to believe it until I have used it though. Mobile companies need subscribers not users this year, the services need to be good enough to pay for. I am very hopeful for progress next year.

http://twitter.com/DominicTravers

What ever happens will take place in an obscenely tough business environment. Thankfully following the huge success of the Apple App store routes to market for mobile developers have proliferated. The addition of a month long try before you buy for the apps would be the icing on this model. If I can find a twitter client that works better than m.twitter without draining my battery in three hours I will pay for it. I am not going to believe it until I have used it though. Mobile companies need subscribers not users this year, the services need to be good enough to pay for. I am very hopeful for progress next year.