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• On the post: The True Cost Of SMS Won't Matter Much As Mobile Devices Advance

  

  Davey ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2008 @ 10:10am

  SMS prices to drop?

  Cellular carriers have two responses to the market:
  1. If a feature is unpopular, drop it.
  2. If a feature is popular, squeeze your customers until they squeal.
  
  Look at Verizon, the king of finding ways to prevent you from adding anything or doing anything with your phone for free. Want ring tones? Pay. Want to move pictures to your desktop or a friend's phone? Pay. Watch video? Pay.
  
  SMS? What do YOU think?

• On the post: The Internet Is Making It Hard To Be A Gangster

  

  Davey ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2008 @ 11:32am

  An updated business model

  Old: Pay up or we will trash your store.
  
  New: Pay up or we will trash your web site.