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Back then we thought it would be the carriers that would be the arbiter of mobile services and not the handset manufacturers. I remember, before the iPhone, 3
by wodenokoto 6y ago
Back then we thought it would be the carriers that would be the arbiter of mobile services and not the handset manufacturers.
I remember, before the iPhone, 3 was selling unlimited YouTube streaming (amongst other 3rd party web services) over 3G for a fixed price in at least some European markets.
The major carriers in Japan were already arbitering all sorts of services through each carriers own version of the World Wide Web. Back then, Japans mobile market was seen as being maybe a decade ahead of the rest of the world.