Comments on: Mobile Content World: Deer In The iPhone Headlights http://metarand.com/2008/05/28/mobile-content-world-deer-in-the-iphone-headlights/ meta musings on tech, innovation, gadgets, lifestyle and the media arena Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:03:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: metarand » Blog Archive » Superphonedom: Can You Achieve Mobile Nirvana? http://metarand.com/2008/05/28/mobile-content-world-deer-in-the-iphone-headlights/#comment-7257 metarand » Blog Archive » Superphonedom: Can You Achieve Mobile Nirvana? Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:57:29 +0000 http://metarand.com/?p=416#comment-7257 [...] seems like only yesterday I wrote a post about the telcos being deer in the iPhones headlights — here’s an update: most of the [...] [...] seems like only yesterday I wrote a post about the telcos being deer in the iPhones headlights — here’s an update: most of the [...]

]]> By: Stilgherrian · Aussie telcos bend over for the iPhone http://metarand.com/2008/05/28/mobile-content-world-deer-in-the-iphone-headlights/#comment-2335 Stilgherrian · Aussie telcos bend over for the iPhone Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:02:46 +0000 http://metarand.com/?p=416#comment-2335 [...] an iPhone screen. “They were deer in the iPhone’s headlights,” wrote entrepreneur Rand Leeb-du Toit. “The full browser experience is going to shake their businesses to their [...] [...] an iPhone screen. “They were deer in the iPhone’s headlights,” wrote entrepreneur Rand Leeb-du Toit. “The full browser experience is going to shake their businesses to their [...]

]]> By: Stilgherrian · Aussie mobile providers “like deer in the iPhone headlights” http://metarand.com/2008/05/28/mobile-content-world-deer-in-the-iphone-headlights/#comment-1790 Stilgherrian · Aussie mobile providers “like deer in the iPhone headlights” Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:22:41 +0000 http://metarand.com/?p=416#comment-1790 [...] wrong. The iPhone changes everything. “They were deer in the iPhone’s headlights,” he wrote. “The full browser experience is going to shake their businesses to their [...] [...] wrong. The iPhone changes everything. “They were deer in the iPhone’s headlights,” he wrote. “The full browser experience is going to shake their businesses to their [...]

]]> By: Craig Baker http://metarand.com/2008/05/28/mobile-content-world-deer-in-the-iphone-headlights/#comment-1745 Craig Baker Thu, 29 May 2008 06:39:29 +0000 http://metarand.com/?p=416#comment-1745 The linked article refers to a x50 increase in iPhone searches at Google. http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/05/mobile-internet.html The future is web applications that are built from the ground up to handle different contexts. Contexts being mobile or desktop. It's going to take some time for that sort of change to take place. There will be a need for interim solutions to handle the billions of webpages, built with only desktop browsers in mind. Not sure if SkyFire is that interim solution, seems a little heavy. The linked article refers to a x50 increase in iPhone searches at Google.

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/05/mobile-internet.html

The future is web applications that are built from the ground up to handle different contexts. Contexts being mobile or desktop. It’s going to take some time for that sort of change to take place. There will be a need for interim solutions to handle the billions of webpages, built with only desktop browsers in mind. Not sure if SkyFire is that interim solution, seems a little heavy.

]]> By: alan jones http://metarand.com/2008/05/28/mobile-content-world-deer-in-the-iphone-headlights/#comment-1738 alan jones Wed, 28 May 2008 16:33:43 +0000 http://metarand.com/?p=416#comment-1738 I think the massive internet time amongst iPhone users proves that SkyFire is going in the wrong direction by trying to deliver the desktop browsing experience on a mobile device. What makes the iPhone such an awesome thing to use is when the apps are written for the iPhone, which is anything but a desktop browsing experience. I think the massive internet time amongst iPhone users proves that SkyFire is going in the wrong direction by trying to deliver the desktop browsing experience on a mobile device. What makes the iPhone such an awesome thing to use is when the apps are written for the iPhone, which is anything but a desktop browsing experience.

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