Comments on: OZ Raises $34M, Mobile IM Boom http://gigaom.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mobile IM vs SMS: Who Wins? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128742 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128742 [...] use mobile IM than sending text messages. Mobile IM is a pretty hot market with a bunch of players such as OZ trying to grab the brass ring. Nimbuzz is a recent entrant in the market. Research analysts at [...]

]]> By: Unsought Input http://gigaom.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128741 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:44:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128741 10 Reasons You Will Want the Apple iPhone…

Since the dawn of time, man has wondered: will Apple come out with a iPhone, and will it match the success of the iPod?
This is the Internet, of course, so by the dawn of time I mean three or four years ago, well before the Motorolla Rokr came out. De…

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://gigaom.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128740 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:12:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128740 Gerald,

I suspect the availability/affordability of those devices won’t be a problem as technology advances. PC used to cost thousands, now you can have one for $299.

As for the funding numbers – Oz reports that they are on over 50M devices already. If the carriers are paying $1.99 per device for a license, you can see how it starts to add up.

My main question is; why can’t carriers do this without Oz? Why can’t I just use my phone’s browser and point to a web-based IM client?

]]> By: Gerald Joseph http://gigaom.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128739 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:10:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128739 I thought this was the age of the bootstrapper. The financing dilemma Oz faces is that the growth of IM is linked to execution on the part of mobile carriers and the availability/affordability of advanced cell phones and handhelds.

]]> By: louise wells http://gigaom.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128738 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:48:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/oz-funding/#comment-128738 Agreed. IM is the next big thing. But only if mobile operators get it right. Mobile IM will be huge so why has T-Mobile UK launched mobile IM on the PC only with its Web ‘n’ walk and HSDPA services for GBP 12.50 per month.

Laptop 3G data is not the same as mobile IM – even if it is provided by a network operator.

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