IP: from an "oldtime"r in the internet space re WAP

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>
>Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 17:13:59 -0400
>From: "Mike O'Dell" <mo@ccr.org>
>
>
>those who would defend WAP as being just the messenger and
>not a guilty party in the cellphone debacles are missing an
>important point.
>
>when this all first started, the WAPsters trumpetted the power of WAP
>to work all kinds of miracles, from watching your internet stocks
>spiral ever higher - world without end, to booking nearly-free
>first-class tickets around the world, and almost up to curing male
>pattern baldness.
>
>WAP was portrayed as the be-all and end-all of a new age of
>Wireless Services and they who would benefit from such truth management
>went out of their way to put WAP on everyone's lips.
>
>so now this Brave New World is a bit less than it was made out
>to be, and WAP is getting the blame and deservedly so.
>
>Technically, the appologists are correct - it's just a protocol.
>
>however, in the MARKET, it was annointed as the icon of this
>brave new world, so it's gonna take the heat when people are unhappy.
>
>Claim the credit, get the blame.  we know it didn't deserve the
>credit, but it doesn't matter.  it was a pawn in a massive effort
>to toy with the affections of the marketplace, and it's gonna
>take the fall, along with the doofi (plural of doofus) who promoted
>it as such.
>
>i say "fine with me"
>
>         -mo
>
>
>(yes dave, you can send it)



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