Comments on: The growth of the Web on mobile phones in Japan http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html A blog covering the latest buzz on the Opera browser and its competition. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:51:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Investor http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68838 Investor Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:03:45 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68838 "... what are these players?... " NetFront browser, built by ACCESS, owned partly by NTT DoCoMo, the leading Japanese carrier... http://www.access-company.com/products/netfrontmobile/index.html “… what are these players?… ”

NetFront browser, built by ACCESS, owned partly by NTT DoCoMo, the leading Japanese carrier… http://www.access-company.com/products/netfrontmobile/index.html

]]> By: meh http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68837 meh Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:01:40 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68837 Gongo: Use IMAP. Gongo: Use IMAP.

]]> By: whatever2 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68835 whatever2 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:40:16 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68835 @Daniel, @Nelson that were the 'statements' i was talking about - it is just you making noise. being 'active' could as well mean playing lots of golf. i asked for facts, have you got any? @Daniel, @Nelson

that were the ’statements’ i was talking about - it is just you making noise. being ‘active’ could as well mean playing lots of golf.

i asked for facts, have you got any?

]]> By: mabdul http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68831 mabdul Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:46:49 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68831 [quote]M2 is left behind; i know it’s impossibile sharing thousands of email between a pc and a mobile phone, but M2 should at least have some way to understand that a mail received (for example) through the bcc header from one address of mine has to be considered as sent instead of received. Other mail clients haven’t big problems about this because they work only through folder, but M2 doesn’t.[/quote] no! that is no problem! for example. I'm proud to use a HTC Hermes (Tytn/T-Mob ile Mda 2; Vodafone VPA Compact 3/ O2 XDA Trion/...)... I uses the Windows Mobile 6 and has a good (not an perfect) sync with a data-link to the pc and Outlook (it is really bad that is only with outlook, there should ms open to other applications)! Why not having the mail-acc-user datas on the server, look for new mails and if there are new, the mobile could download a copy of them and get untouched the original mail for the pc?!? I hope you understand the clue is behind the idea mfg mabdul [quote]M2 is left behind; i know it’s impossibile sharing thousands of email between a pc and a mobile phone, but M2 should at least have some way to understand that a mail received (for example) through the bcc header from one address of mine has to be considered as sent instead of received.
Other mail clients haven’t big problems about this because they work only through folder, but M2 doesn’t.[/quote]
no! that is no problem!
for example. I’m proud to use a HTC Hermes (Tytn/T-Mob ile Mda 2; Vodafone VPA Compact 3/ O2 XDA Trion/…)…
I uses the Windows Mobile 6 and has a good (not an perfect) sync with a data-link to the pc and Outlook (it is really bad that is only with outlook, there should ms open to other applications)!
Why not having the mail-acc-user datas on the server, look for new mails and if there are new, the mobile could download a copy of them and get untouched the original mail for the pc?!?

I hope you understand the clue is behind the idea

mfg
mabdul

]]> By: wtever http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68828 wtever Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:45:49 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68828 and what is the share of mobile web Opera took in Japan? How does opera compare to other players? what are these players? etc. I think those are good points? Anyone have a statistic? and what is the share of mobile web Opera took in Japan?
How does opera compare to other players?
what are these players?
etc.

I think those are good points? Anyone have a statistic?

]]> By: Gongo http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68827 Gongo Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:11:43 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68827 [quote]More than 50 percent of Japanese send e-mail and browse the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a 2006 survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The same survey found that 30 percent of people with e-mail on their phones used PC-based e-mail less, including 4 percent who said they had stopped sending e-mails from PCs completely.[/quote] Opera Link is the first step of integration between different devices with Opera installed. Somebody is asking also for preferences, passwords, .. M2 is left behind; i know it's impossibile sharing thousands of email between a pc and a mobile phone, but M2 should at least have some way to understand that a mail received (for example) through the bcc header from one address of mine has to be considered as sent instead of received. Other mail clients haven't big problems about this because they work only through folder, but M2 doesn't. [quote]More than 50 percent of Japanese send e-mail and browse the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a 2006 survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The same survey found that 30 percent of people with e-mail on their phones used PC-based e-mail less, including 4 percent who said they had stopped sending e-mails from PCs completely.[/quote]
Opera Link is the first step of integration between different devices with Opera installed. Somebody is asking also for preferences, passwords, ..
M2 is left behind; i know it’s impossibile sharing thousands of email between a pc and a mobile phone, but M2 should at least have some way to understand that a mail received (for example) through the bcc header from one address of mine has to be considered as sent instead of received.
Other mail clients haven’t big problems about this because they work only through folder, but M2 doesn’t.

]]> By: meh http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68826 meh Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:04:32 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68826 whatever2, ever considered informing yourself before talking your usual nonsense? :D <a href="http://www.opera.com/company/jobs/offices/" rel="nofollow">Opera has offices in Japan!</a> Oh, and hint for you is to check out the jobs pages, where Opera is looking for sales/marketing people in Japan. Again, you could have figured this out for yourself, but you seem to be happier to just make baseless assumptions ;) whatever2, ever considered informing yourself before talking your usual nonsense? :D

Opera has offices in Japan!

Oh, and hint for you is to check out the jobs pages, where Opera is looking for sales/marketing people in Japan.

Again, you could have figured this out for yourself, but you seem to be happier to just make baseless assumptions ;)

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68825 Daniel Goldman Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:06:43 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68825 whatever2, our marketing team in Japan is very active in those markets. whatever2, our marketing team in Japan is very active in those markets.

]]> By: whatever2 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68824 whatever2 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:00:26 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/the-growth-of-the-web-on-mobile-phones-in-japan.html#comment-68824 and what is the share of mobile web Opera took in Japan? How does opera compare to other players? what are these players? etc. Asian markets are much different than european ones, southern korean market is taken in 99% by IE, while it is the country with highest percentage of BROADband connections per capita. Point is - i'd like to know how opera is exploiting japanese market, or is it just sitting around issuing statements and waiting for miracle to happen. Japanese mentality is so different than european ones, that you need locals to manage marketing etc. etc. just curious and what is the share of mobile web Opera took in Japan?
How does opera compare to other players?
what are these players?
etc.

Asian markets are much different than european ones, southern korean market is taken in 99% by IE, while it is the country with highest percentage of BROADband connections per capita.

Point is - i’d like to know how opera is exploiting japanese market, or is it just sitting around issuing statements and waiting for miracle to happen. Japanese mentality is so different than european ones, that you need locals to manage marketing etc. etc.

just curious

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