Tuesday, March 17, 2009

 

Skype Survey: Bad Cellco! Don't pwn my phone.

Skype hired Zogby, so it wasn't exactly a neutral survey. Nevertheless, the answers to this question tell all:
Recently an upper-level executive from a mobile carrier said that consumers would rather have their mobile device's applications chosen for them than to have the ability to choose the applications for themselves.
Do we agree? Of 1799 US responses:
Strongly agree: 33
Somewhat agree: 190
Somewhat disagree: 454
Strongly disagree: 995
Not sure: 127

The best writeup, with raw data and everything, is at TechCrunch [link].

Phil Wolff, in Skype Journal, wrote:
Findings support Skype's bargaining position with mobile
carriers (pre-install Skype, embed SILK) and their
freedom-to-connect regulatory rhetoric (delamination,
Skype Carterfone).
That's freedom-to-connect as in F2C: Freedom to Connect, March 30 & 31 in Washington DC, don't ya know.

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