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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by enewcomer on Thursday February 20, 2014 @05:04AM (#7269967)
You only need one friend you care about using a Blackberry or Nokia for it to matter though. The long tail matters when it comes to communication.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by keerthiko on Thursday February 20, 2014 @05:10AM (#7269988)
Ah. Blackberry. I forgot that is included in the J2ME target devices. That explains nearly everything, although any of my friends who had those blackberries have transitioned since, and now people are just (well played WhatsApp) locked into the service.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by dublinben on Thursday February 20, 2014 @09:26AM (#7270847)
I'd rather just SMS/email them. At least those are actually cross-platform, and don't depend on proprietary apps like WhatsApp.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by largote on Thursday February 20, 2014 @04:48PM (#7273861)
SMSs are expensive and people just don't prioritize email like they do IMs.
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