http://ospreyvision.com/blog/2010/03/11/africas-quiet-mobile-revolution/ The Customer Experience Across Markets Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ospreyvision.com/blog/2010/03/11/africas-quiet-mobile-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Steve_C_Fleming Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:17:11 +0000 http://ospreyvision.com/blog/?p=2524#comment-302 Fascinating post Steve! An axiom of the ‘90s used to be “if you want to know how to use a piece of technology, give it to a 13 year-old” – they have no pre-conceived notions as to how it’s supposed to be used … the axiom of the ‘10s will be “if you want to realize the potential of new technology, release it in an emerging market.” With limited resources, you can be sure that it will be tapped for every ounce of utility imaginable. As we in the West strive achieve a “Jetson’s” technological utopia, it sounds as if Africa is, of necessity, blazing its own trail using our own current technology Fascinating post Steve! An axiom of the ‘90s used to be “if you want to know how to use a piece of technology, give it to a 13 year-old” – they have no pre-conceived notions as to how it’s supposed to be used … the axiom of the ‘10s will be “if you want to realize the potential of new technology, release it in an emerging market.” With limited resources, you can be sure that it will be tapped for every ounce of utility imaginable. As we in the West strive achieve a “Jetson’s” technological utopia, it sounds as if Africa is, of necessity, blazing its own trail using our own current technology

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