Comments on: VCs Say Don’t Forget The Other Platforms http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/25/vcs-say-dont-forget-the-other-platforms/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Business Observations: July 31, 2008 Edition http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/25/vcs-say-dont-forget-the-other-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-123000 McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Business Observations: July 31, 2008 Edition Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:37:13 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2768#comment-123000 [...] Carlo quoted from a New York Times piece: “Though almost every discussion at the MobileBeat conference in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday centered around the iPhone, venture capitalists told mobile entrepreneurs to broaden their focus and build applications for all phones.”   Carlo goes on to share his thoughts on the topic, closing with “But, there are still good takeaways here for platform providers, device vendors and operators: make development easier, and make app discovery and download simple and rewarding.”  Sounds like good advice. [...] [...] Carlo quoted from a New York Times piece: “Though almost every discussion at the MobileBeat conference in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday centered around the iPhone, venture capitalists told mobile entrepreneurs to broaden their focus and build applications for all phones.”   Carlo goes on to share his thoughts on the topic, closing with “But, there are still good takeaways here for platform providers, device vendors and operators: make development easier, and make app discovery and download simple and rewarding.”  Sounds like good advice. [...]

]]> By: mopocket » Blog Archive » Welcome To The 134th Carnival of The Mobilists http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/25/vcs-say-dont-forget-the-other-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-122965 mopocket » Blog Archive » Welcome To The 134th Carnival of The Mobilists Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:12:51 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2768#comment-122965 [...] Mobhappy we have a very important post reminding application developers that its not all about the iPhone. (Hey Carlo, I did not see you there [...] [...] Mobhappy we have a very important post reminding application developers that its not all about the iPhone. (Hey Carlo, I did not see you there [...]

]]> By: Peter Cranstone http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/25/vcs-say-dont-forget-the-other-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-122934 Peter Cranstone Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:22:39 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2768#comment-122934 Have to agree with this post. iPhone may be a start, however it's a whole different world in the already established platforms. Lot's of people talk about building for cross platform - but reality is a harsh task master. That's why I see the future of Mobile SaaS - where you simply deliver compelling value inside the browser as opposed to building monolithic apps. It's about one platform (the web) - one interface (the browser) and multiple data sets (the context). iPhone is only one of the chess pieces. The good news is that it has a decent browser. Cheers, Peter 5o9inc.com Have to agree with this post. iPhone may be a start, however it’s a whole different world in the already established platforms.

Lot’s of people talk about building for cross platform – but reality is a harsh task master.

That’s why I see the future of Mobile SaaS – where you simply deliver compelling value inside the browser as opposed to building monolithic apps.

It’s about one platform (the web) – one interface (the browser) and multiple data sets (the context).

iPhone is only one of the chess pieces. The good news is that it has a decent browser.

Cheers,

Peter
5o9inc.com

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