Mobile phone sales are going to dip in 2007 says Dave McQueen, an industry analyst for Informa. This is echoed everywhere: here, here, and even in an article published last year. Although it’s the sort of advanced information that ordinary consumers like me will easily forget.
Handset sales last dipped at the turn of the century and have steadily experienced double-digit growth every year since. In emerging economies the increase in mobile users is going to continue. In developed nations, sales is going to be spearheaded by advanced replacements of older models. In this environment, handset makers will largely be competing for the mobile music and TV markets. Next year, the best buys for me are smartphones, the ones that will feel in your palm the same way your couch feels when you’re watching TV.
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Funny that so many people predict the mobile phone sales will dip in 2007 – I completely agree but I’m not sure the decline will be the result of consumers snatching up smart phones. I personally believe that the decline in mobile phone sales will stem from the launch of new mobile Q&A services that that turn old mobile devices into “smart” devices. My current rave is AskMeNow which I’ve been lucky enough to try out (currently only available in the US). Based on my initial trial, 100% of my questions have been answered accurately …and believe me, I’ve done my best to stump the system. What’s more is that AskMeNow service requires no more than a mobile phone with text messaging capabilities – AskMeNow can turn even the oldest green screen clunker into a next generation smart phone. With mobile Q&A services like AskMeNow, you can access smart phone capabilities without the hi-tech equipment. No need to buy a new device and no need to upgrade.
Should we assume you are under the employ of AskMeNow Nina?
Anyway…I think you raise a good point in general. Google’s recent gmail java application is another example of an excellent mobile experience. Cusomers, particularly those in North America, have been slow to adopt much other than voice calls but perhaps that has now begun to change.
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