Thoughts Media.com

Windows Phone Thoughts: Loading feed...

Digital Home Thoughts: Loading feed...

Apple Thoughts: Loading feed...

		Thoughts Media Forums > Thoughts Media Off Topic
The ZapMail of 2003

Mark Forums Read

Reply

#1

Old

01-07-2003, 11:00 PM

Ed Hansberry Contributing Editor Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,228		The ZapMail of 2003 http://www.shirky.com/writings/zapmail.html Clay Shirky has written another article this month, this one on how the telecos are once again being squeezed out of providing value added services because they fail to understand how WiFi and Voice Over IP works and how you, with your $100 piece of hardware, are doing the squeezing. This has already happened once - to FedEx in the 80's with ZapMail. FedEx would install ZapMail printers (you and I call them fax machines) and a ZapMail networking system (you and I call that the phone line) to magically send your documents to other people in just 2 hours (you and I do that in 2 minutes.) They didn't think their target customer would figure this out but would gleefully fork over $3 per page to let FedEx do it for them. Instead, we went out in droves buying machines for $500 each and began sending millions of pages for pennies each. Now the telephone companies are scrambling to offer ultra-cool IP services for your phone system, all the while assuming we are too stupid to do it on our own. Read Clay's article then come back here and discuss it. Is he right? __________________ text sig

Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Forum Rules

Forum Jump

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:20 AM.