Comments on: In India, Music is Simply Mobile http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: satish http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-888072 satish Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-888072 <p>@Om >> interesting insights indeed. But I wonder why users would pay for full music track sales, when they can download it on phone memory through side transfer. Unlike CRBT, which simply can't be set by users as it resides on the server, both ring tones and full track music can be directly downloaded. No wonder ring tone sales in India have plummeted in the recent past. May be real cheap monthly subscription for unlimited downloads woudl work? Would love to hear your views.</p> @Om >> interesting insights indeed. But I wonder why users would pay for full music track sales, when they can download it on phone memory through side transfer. Unlike CRBT, which simply can’t be set by users as it resides on the server, both ring tones and full track music can be directly downloaded. No wonder ring tone sales in India have plummeted in the recent past. May be real cheap monthly subscription for unlimited downloads woudl work? Would love to hear your views.

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]]> By: Indian Pop: Cell Phones and Mobile Music in India « Gary Savelson http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-588619 Indian Pop: Cell Phones and Mobile Music in India « Gary Savelson Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:32:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-588619 <p>[...] In India, Music is Simply Mobile [...]</p> [...] In India, Music is Simply Mobile [...]

]]> By: Jacqueline Schneider http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88155 Jacqueline Schneider Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:07:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88155 <p>Greetings Om, you bring up some great points and I am glad I found your blog. What email address can you be reached at for future mobile correspondence?</p> Greetings Om, you bring up some great points and I am glad I found your blog. What email address can you be reached at for future mobile correspondence?

]]> By: Sandeep Sinha http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88154 Sandeep Sinha Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:36:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88154 <p>I recently came back after spending 3 weeks in India. Music is a very big component of life - and it is social thing. You not only want to hear it but make sure that everybody else around you can hear it. Even on mobile phones they want to be able to hear FM radio and music in the next room of their house. Nokia seems to have done a good job in putting powerful speakers in their phone (according to my cousin who is a gadget guru - though he loves his MotoMing's design and UI).</p> I recently came back after spending 3 weeks in India. Music is a very big component of life – and it is social thing. You not only want to hear it but make sure that everybody else around you can hear it. Even on mobile phones they want to be able to hear FM radio and music in the next room of their house. Nokia seems to have done a good job in putting powerful speakers in their phone (according to my cousin who is a gadget guru – though he loves his MotoMing’s design and UI).

]]> By: Sramana Mitra http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88153 Sramana Mitra Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:40:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88153 <p>Very smart strategy, to put "proprietary" music released specially for phones. I can see, that your India vacation is going well!</p> Very smart strategy, to put “proprietary” music released specially for phones. I can see, that your India vacation is going well!

]]> By: alan p http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88152 alan p Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:34:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88152 <p>Mobile music has typically withered in the OECD due to (i) the overall UI experience not matching iTunes and (ii) "sticker shock" from the transport cost of downloading the song.</p> <p>Part (i) does not apply in India it seems, so can one assume (ii) is not as bad either?</p> Mobile music has typically withered in the OECD due to (i) the overall UI experience not matching iTunes and (ii) “sticker shock” from the transport cost of downloading the song.

Part (i) does not apply in India it seems, so can one assume (ii) is not as bad either?

]]> By: Juris Kaza http://gigaom.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88151 Juris Kaza Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:18:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/in-india-music-is-simply-mobile/#comment-88151 <p>I am a bilingual blogger -- in English www.latviantelecoms.blogspot.com (for fun :) ) and Latvian www.nozare.lv (part of my job).I recently (January) was in the U.S. visiting family and also found I could not stop the blogging habit, although I was not in any of the real IT/telecoms hotspots like SF. I do hope you get some quality time with your family in India.</p> I am a bilingual blogger — in English http://www.latviantelecoms.blogspot.com (for fun :) ) and Latvian http://www.nozare.lv (part of my job).I recently (January) was in the U.S. visiting family and also found I could not stop the blogging habit, although I was not in any of the real IT/telecoms hotspots like SF. I do hope you get some quality time with your family in India.

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