Comments on: MIR readers: Trailblazing mobile commerce http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html/comment-page-1#comment-249091 Mike42 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:25:11 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html#comment-249091 I can understand finalising a transaction to buy a car (e.g. get an eBay outbid alert, increase bid using phone, win car) but as an end-to-end comparison / analysis tool to buy a car? Just can't see it, unless you know *exactly* what you want.<br><br>Historically you could say using mobile commerce for massive purchase amounts has been around since day 1 of mobile - I'm sure some of the very first mobile calls must have been from country estates to Southerbys to bid on Picassos and such.<br><br>I think you should only look at purchases that were 100% instigated *and* completed on mobile, without other human or PC intervention. Data or SMS to a machine only. <br><br>Otherwise all sorts of spurious "I bought my house on my mobile" stories become valid. Just because you told your agent to proceed with the transaction come exchange contract day.<br><br>/m I can understand finalising a transaction to buy a car (e.g. get an eBay outbid alert, increase bid using phone, win car) but as an end-to-end comparison / analysis tool to buy a car? Just can't see it, unless you know *exactly* what you want.

Historically you could say using mobile commerce for massive purchase amounts has been around since day 1 of mobile – I'm sure some of the very first mobile calls must have been from country estates to Southerbys to bid on Picassos and such.

I think you should only look at purchases that were 100% instigated *and* completed on mobile, without other human or PC intervention. Data or SMS to a machine only.

Otherwise all sorts of spurious “I bought my house on my mobile” stories become valid. Just because you told your agent to proceed with the transaction come exchange contract day.

/m

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html/comment-page-1#comment-249089 Ewan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:39:57 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html#comment-249089 Miles it's first published by email -- it should be on the site in the next two weeks or so. Miles it's first published by email — it should be on the site in the next two weeks or so.

]]> By: milesmaker http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html/comment-page-1#comment-249088 milesmaker Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:30:21 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/mir_readers_trailblazing_mobile_commerce.html#comment-249088 Where's the newsletter--or a link to it?? Where's the newsletter–or a link to it??

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