Comment on: “The Demise of Mobile???” at Blue Flavor

I was trying to leave a comment on this site and was having a hard time. So I decided to post it here.

"Good set of comments.

Buiding ovi.com for Nokia, I get this ‘one web’ stuff all the time.

In the end, it’s about the experience. There’s a reason why magazines, newspapers, and books come in all the forms they do. It’s all text and pictures, but each serves a purpose based on usage, audience, medium.

Likewise with mobile device – we will ALWAYS will want to optimize the experience if we can, there is a distinction between the desktop use of internet apps and the mobile use of the same.

I think you’re spot on here!"

Now go read this great article

Link: "The Demise of Mobile???" | Blue Flavor:

To paraphrase: As mobile devices get better at rendering the regular Web as we know it, like the iPhone, doesn’t the need to create mobile specific content disappear?

Honestly this is a question I’ve largely ignored addressing on the Blue Flavor site for several months, not out of apathy, just because I don’t usually have the time to respond to the deluge of comments that typically comes from pondering such a heated and controversial topic.

But when Jamie, a Mobile Monday London member, posted the topic “The Demise of Mobile???” this week I was compelled to chime in with my two cents. I spent so much time thinking about my response, I wanted to share it here… ominously bringing the debate to our own shores.