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   The article was nothing about SMS.  It was discussing IM within a =
corporate environment.  Maybe you would like to comment on how you =
believe AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and other public IM providers should support =
SMS.  Fine.  That has nothing to do with the article you referenced.

Rich

  "Phil Payne"  wrote in message =
news:3E5C1C4F.BA7E7799{at}isham-research.com...
  > How did you or Phil get on to SMS and in your case rediculous
  > conclusions based on an article discussing corporate use of IM?=20
  > Did you even read the article?

  Oddly enough, I did.  One of the things I do for a living, reading
  articles.

  Ever used a Nokia Communicator?

  SMS _is_ instant messaging - there are over a billion compatible =
terminals
  out there now.  One namespace that already exists - the international
  telephone number system.  Store and forward processing included.

  Microsoft can wander off and do what it wants, but if it doesn't have =
a
  seamless SMS interface it's dead before it ships.

  1.65 billion messages a year is a lot to catch up with.  The kids on =
the
  street corners are the executives of tomorrow - they're shunning email
  big-time over here.  They have their friends in their pockets, so why
  should they want something heavy and noisy on a desk?

  Their lives will be different.  When they leave school or college, =
they
  don't lose touch.  An awful lot of behaviour will change.

  --=20
    Phil Payne
    http://www.isham-research.com
    +44 7785 302 803
    +49 173 6242039
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   The
article was nothing =
about=20
SMS.  It was discussing IM within a corporate
environment.  = Maybe you=20
would like to comment on how you believe AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and other = public IM=20
providers should support SMS.  Fine.  That has nothing to
do = with the=20
article you referenced.
 
Rich
 

  "Phil Payne" <philp{at}isham-research.com>=">mailto:philp{at}isham-research.com">philp{at}isham-research.com>=
 wrote=20
  in message news:3E5C1C4F.BA7E7799=
{at}isham-research.com...>=20
  How did you or Phil get on to SMS and in your case rediculous>=20
  conclusions based on an article discussing corporate use of IM? =
> Did=20
  you even read the article?Oddly enough, I
did.  One of =
the things=20
  I do for a living, readingarticles.Ever
used a Nokia=20
  Communicator?SMS _is_ instant messaging - there are over a =
billion=20
  compatible terminalsout there now.  One namespace that =
already exists=20
  - the internationaltelephone number system.  Store and =
forward=20
  processing included.Microsoft can wander off and do what it =
wants, but=20
  if it doesn't have aseamless SMS interface it's dead before it=20
  ships.1.65 billion messages a year is a lot to catch up =
with. =20
  The kids on thestreet corners are the executives of tomorrow - =
they're=20
  shunning emailbig-time over here.  They have their friends in =
their=20
  pockets, so whyshould they want something heavy and noisy on a=20
  desk?Their lives will be different.  When they leave =
school or=20
  college, theydon't lose touch.  An awful lot of behaviour =
will=20
  change.--   Phil
Payne  http://www.isham-research.com<" target="new">http://www.isham-research.com<=">http://www.isham-research.com">http://www.isham-research.com<=
BR> =20
  +44 7785 302 803  +49 173
6242039

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