Mobile Internet – Do I really want it?
Google has just invested $500million in a new wireless broadband company and they would be providing search and applications to the network’s users. Coupled with Google’s Android, Google is becoming a big player in the mobiles market.
With the iPhone SDK and Andriod in the market, two big players are investing time and money building their capabilities and also preparing the market to learn, develop and implement applications for the mobile phones. In future, people might receive a brand spanky new phone with capabilities to login to their company’s internal applications and work from their phone.
Now, do I really want that? Currently I spend at least 12 hours a day in front of the computer and sometimes more. I should be exercising, spending time with my family, working on my hobby or any other thing that creates a work-life balance. The last thing I want is to be bothered by ringing emails or a call from the boss to get you to do some stuff. It would be nice if I can access the internet while shopping with my partner and go online to check if the prices of her dress is cheaper online or not. But nothing more!
Many people in companies have “lost” their freedom to emails and with mobile applications coming to your phone, means more time working. It would be a super awesome technology if people can manage it well and I believe many actually do manage it well but for those who can’t, stay clear of this.
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