Comments on: The Cannes Doctrine: The Future of Mobile http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/the_cannes_doctrine.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/the_cannes_doctrine.html/comment-page-1#comment-248854 Ewan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:44:36 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17393#comment-248854 Hopefully that's going to change soon! Hopefully that's going to change soon!

]]> By: Jib Halyard http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/the_cannes_doctrine.html/comment-page-1#comment-248853 Jib Halyard Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:49:02 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17393#comment-248853 "Until the mobile operators finally recognise and accept that they are data-pipes and transaction engines, the vast majority of us are going to be stuck in this ‘MMS messages are charged at just 20p each’ purgatory — with the only choice of exit being an iPhone. It’s good but it’s not that good."<br><br>well said! the situation is even more dire in north america and japan, where the carriers have a far more tighter deathgrip on the market than in europe. just try using ANY type of unauthorised, unlocked smartphone in japan, for instance, where you are basically stuck with the carriers' limited selection of hobbled devices. damn near impossible... “Until the mobile operators finally recognise and accept that they are data-pipes and transaction engines, the vast majority of us are going to be stuck in this ‘MMS messages are charged at just 20p each’ purgatory — with the only choice of exit being an iPhone. It’s good but it’s not that good.”

well said! the situation is even more dire in north america and japan, where the carriers have a far more tighter deathgrip on the market than in europe. just try using ANY type of unauthorised, unlocked smartphone in japan, for instance, where you are basically stuck with the carriers' limited selection of hobbled devices. damn near impossible…

]]> By: My take on the Cannes Doctrine with emoze | emoze http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/the_cannes_doctrine.html/comment-page-1#comment-248651 My take on the Cannes Doctrine with emoze | emoze Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:11:02 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17393#comment-248651 [...] size: "large", google_analytics: "true" } My friend Ewan MacLeod wrote what is now being called the Cannes Doctrine a few weeks back.  Ewan talked about where he would like to see mobile usage progress and where [...] [...] size: "large", google_analytics: "true" } My friend Ewan MacLeod wrote what is now being called the Cannes Doctrine a few weeks back.  Ewan talked about where he would like to see mobile usage progress and where [...]

]]> By: Constantine http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/the_cannes_doctrine.html/comment-page-1#comment-248673 Constantine Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:58:13 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17393#comment-248673 i'd stand up and clap and shout with you, but i know the reality of the situation is operators are still stuck with the "owning the customer" mindset. they don't understand that they're a service in the same way that the corner store is a service, providing snacks and pints to both locals and strangers alike.<br><br>you've got the banks who want to own every transaction you make, you've got the operator who would like nothing more than for you to use operator billing on the 3 websites that support it that you've never heard of, you've got the handset makers who is trying to shove their services on to you because they have to differentiate themselves from handset maker x, y, z.<br><br>we're not in a service economy. we're in real estate. get people to sign up for a mortgage and then let them figure out how to do all the annoying bits themselves.<br><br>it's painful, and i don't really see it changing for at least another 2 generations (4 years), and even then the situation is going to be dire.<br><br>oh and one more thing: fucking facebook is trying to own your photos, your locations, your transactions, your witty, sexy and sorry messages to your wife, and ever other part of your life.<br><br>owning the customer, when that stops being mission #1, you'll see change. i'd stand up and clap and shout with you, but i know the reality of the situation is operators are still stuck with the “owning the customer” mindset. they don't understand that they're a service in the same way that the corner store is a service, providing snacks and pints to both locals and strangers alike.

you've got the banks who want to own every transaction you make, you've got the operator who would like nothing more than for you to use operator billing on the 3 websites that support it that you've never heard of, you've got the handset makers who is trying to shove their services on to you because they have to differentiate themselves from handset maker x, y, z.

we're not in a service economy. we're in real estate. get people to sign up for a mortgage and then let them figure out how to do all the annoying bits themselves.

it's painful, and i don't really see it changing for at least another 2 generations (4 years), and even then the situation is going to be dire.

oh and one more thing: fucking facebook is trying to own your photos, your locations, your transactions, your witty, sexy and sorry messages to your wife, and ever other part of your life.

owning the customer, when that stops being mission #1, you'll see change.

]]> By: Constantine http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/the_cannes_doctrine.html/comment-page-1#comment-248596 Constantine Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17393#comment-248596 i'd stand up and clap and shout with you, but i know the reality of the situation is operators are still stuck with the "owning the customer" mindset. they don't understand that they're a service in the same way that the corner store is a service, providing snacks and pints to both locals and strangers alike.<br><br>you've got the banks who want to own every transaction you make, you've got the operator who would like nothing more than for you to use operator billing on the 3 websites that support it that you've never heard of, you've got the handset makers who is trying to shove their services on to you because they have to differentiate themselves from handset maker x, y, z.<br><br>we're not in a service economy. we're in real estate. get people to sign up for a mortgage and then let them figure out how to do all the annoying bits themselves.<br><br>it's painful, and i don't really see it changing for at least another 2 generations (4 years), and even then the situation is going to be dire.<br><br>oh and one more thing: fucking facebook is trying to own your photos, your locations, your transactions, your witty, sexy and sorry messages to your wife, and ever other part of your life.<br><br>owning the customer, when that stops being mission #1, you'll see change. i'd stand up and clap and shout with you, but i know the reality of the situation is operators are still stuck with the “owning the customer” mindset. they don't understand that they're a service in the same way that the corner store is a service, providing snacks and pints to both locals and strangers alike.

you've got the banks who want to own every transaction you make, you've got the operator who would like nothing more than for you to use operator billing on the 3 websites that support it that you've never heard of, you've got the handset makers who is trying to shove their services on to you because they have to differentiate themselves from handset maker x, y, z.

we're not in a service economy. we're in real estate. get people to sign up for a mortgage and then let them figure out how to do all the annoying bits themselves.

it's painful, and i don't really see it changing for at least another 2 generations (4 years), and even then the situation is going to be dire.

oh and one more thing: fucking facebook is trying to own your photos, your locations, your transactions, your witty, sexy and sorry messages to your wife, and ever other part of your life.

owning the customer, when that stops being mission #1, you'll see change.

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