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I don't understand what this article is about. I owned feature phones, most inexpensive ones. They had internet access, web browser, maps application, chat clie
by hamilyon2 7y ago
I don't understand what this article is about. I owned feature phones, most inexpensive ones. They had internet access, web browser, maps application, chat clients. I used all of that in 2004 and it was regular feature phone maybe at $100. I am sure I can buy one now and it has gotten somewhat cheaper, but. How is it news 15 years later?
- XCSme 7y agoThe news is that their popularity is drastically increasing in some regions I guess?
- tiniuclx 7y agoThis article talks about a developing market made of first-time internet users that are buying cheap feature phones. It is interesting because this is taking place in New Delhi and because this cycle is exactly what the west went through in 2004.
- dominicr 7y agoI suppose because WSJ covers markets and there are still many places in the world where the number of people who do not own a smart/feature phone greatly outnumbers the current users. In these markets the companies that dominate are unlikely to be commonly known names from the West.
- pjmlp 7y agoThe news is that those people can now afford to have a phone to start with. And for a large majority even that feature phone is the first kind of computing device they ever own.
- Dunedan 7y agoWhat makes KaiOS powered phones stand out from other feature phones is that they support 4G, which gets more and more important as network operators continue to shut down their 2G and 3G networks.