Big Bell Dogma: August 2008
As we work to build mobility into every product, service, and process, our greatest inhibitor is the mindset represented by those who defend the tethering of products and processes to specific places. This mindset is fueled by the investments that have been made that establish power in the companies, departments, and individuals that stand in the way of mobilizing our lives and our businesses. These investments are not always in hard assets, but often are investments of time and experience to establish intellectual and relational assets. We should expect our assault on these ways to be defended to the death. Here are recent examples:
- Congressional committee attempts to HANG UP on in-flight mobile calls
- Government minister tells youth to text less
- Phone manufacturer monitors installed apps and disables unauthorized ones
- Near sighted organizations penalize mobile and Internet models
- Spectrum licensees design to waste rather than share
- Nebraska doesn’t want travelers to know about free WiFi
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