Comments on: 2007 Predictions http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: UK Data Prices Start To Fall*, Sort Of at MobHappy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-102282 UK Data Prices Start To Fall*, Sort Of at MobHappy Fri, 04 May 2007 21:51:31 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/#comment-102282 [...] Back in January, one of my predictions for 2007 was that more flat-rate data plans would emerge in Europe, and I was optimistic that they’d be affordable. In the UK, both Orange and Vodafone recently announced new data tariffs that show a slow start down this path, at least at first glance. [...] [...] Back in January, one of my predictions for 2007 was that more flat-rate data plans would emerge in Europe, and I was optimistic that they’d be affordable. In the UK, both Orange and Vodafone recently announced new data tariffs that show a slow start down this path, at least at first glance. [...]

]]> By: Falling Data Prices at MobHappy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-99744 Falling Data Prices at MobHappy Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:16:36 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/#comment-99744 [...] One of my predictions for 2007 was that there would be more flat-rate data plans launched in Europe. These next two bits of news aren’t exactly in line with that, but they do hopefully reflect the start of (the long-awaited) trend of falling mobile data prices. [...] [...] One of my predictions for 2007 was that there would be more flat-rate data plans launched in Europe. These next two bits of news aren’t exactly in line with that, but they do hopefully reflect the start of (the long-awaited) trend of falling mobile data prices. [...]

]]> By: mobile ajax » Blog Archive » Predictions for 2007 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-99486 mobile ajax » Blog Archive » Predictions for 2007 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:27:57 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/#comment-99486 [...] Noch ein paar höchst interessante Theorien zum neuen Jahr auf MobHappy [...] [...] Noch ein paar höchst interessante Theorien zum neuen Jahr auf MobHappy [...]

]]> By: Obstacles To Innovation at MobHappy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-99479 Obstacles To Innovation at MobHappy Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:32:18 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/#comment-99479 [...] Reading all the 2006 recaps and 2007 predictions (and writing my own) has put me in something of a big-picture frame of mind lately. It’s far easier to focus on the things the mobile industry tosses up each day, like a new device or service, rather than keep the bigger picture in mind. This all sort of started back at the Nokia World event in Amsterdam in October. Sitting around for a couple of days listening to Nokia and many of its partners describe their vision for the future of the industry, followed by a few days of hanging out in the city, got me thinking about some things, or one big thing in particular: innovation. [...] [...] Reading all the 2006 recaps and 2007 predictions (and writing my own) has put me in something of a big-picture frame of mind lately. It’s far easier to focus on the things the mobile industry tosses up each day, like a new device or service, rather than keep the bigger picture in mind. This all sort of started back at the Nokia World event in Amsterdam in October. Sitting around for a couple of days listening to Nokia and many of its partners describe their vision for the future of the industry, followed by a few days of hanging out in the city, got me thinking about some things, or one big thing in particular: innovation. [...]

]]> By: 2007 Predictions « no.5 blog http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-99474 2007 Predictions « no.5 blog Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:26:38 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/#comment-99474 [...] From MobHappy: Carlo Longino’s 2007 Predictions [...] [...] From MobHappy: Carlo Longino’s 2007 Predictions [...]

]]> By: Andy Moore http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-97800 Andy Moore Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:31:58 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/01/13/2007-predictions/#comment-97800 Some nice points on there but as a mobile retailer selling full track downloads (covers) for just ¬£1.50 point 5 has prompted my response as we're selling more full tracks now than ever before. I think it's the year when the end users will get into more mobile music, more outlets will open up and the likes of the networks will be the ones pushing ¬£4.50 downloads, possibly with a subscription back-end and no data or reduced data fees. Full tracks through the networks equals full tracks from the labels and the labels are in a state of civil war with the licensing companies: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/08/steve_gordon_ringtones/ Till the labels get it together and stop fighting the original artist content is going to be overpriced and it's the end user who's bullied into paying more for it. As a small business if I approached a big label they'd want ¬£100k upfront, a promise of 100,000 downloads a month and they'd expect me to pay them ¬£1.30 per sale plus MCPS and PRS totalling another 15% of end price. The volume is too much for a small business and the pricing is stupendous when a customer can go to Woolworths, Tesco or iTunes and get a download for pence. Why the price hike because it's for a mobile? Why penalise the micro-world when now is the time to try and push it to it's full potential. If this is the year mobile full tracks fail it'll be thanks to the labels cutting off their nose to spite their face. Some nice points on there but as a mobile retailer selling full track downloads (covers) for just ¬£1.50 point 5 has prompted my response as we’re selling more full tracks now than ever before.

I think it’s the year when the end users will get into more mobile music, more outlets will open up and the likes of the networks will be the ones pushing ¬£4.50 downloads, possibly with a subscription back-end and no data or reduced data fees.

Full tracks through the networks equals full tracks from the labels and the labels are in a state of civil war with the licensing companies:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/08/steve_gordon_ringtones/

Till the labels get it together and stop fighting the original artist content is going to be overpriced and it’s the end user who’s bullied into paying more for it.

As a small business if I approached a big label they’d want ¬£100k upfront, a promise of 100,000 downloads a month and they’d expect me to pay them ¬£1.30 per sale plus MCPS and PRS totalling another 15% of end price.

The volume is too much for a small business and the pricing is stupendous when a customer can go to Woolworths, Tesco or iTunes and get a download for pence. Why the price hike because it’s for a mobile? Why penalise the micro-world when now is the time to try and push it to it’s full potential.

If this is the year mobile full tracks fail it’ll be thanks to the labels cutting off their nose to spite their face.

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