Re: UKNM: WAP Numbers

[James Closs]

>WAP = Betamax (not even in the spell checker)


>Its expensive, slow, ugly (in tech terms too) and will be had over by the

>new phones using HTML and bigger screens with OS's like WindowsCE/DOTnet.


Actually Betamax was a technically superior solution to VHS - VHS won 

the 'war' due to product uptake by manufacturers and good marketing. 

We might find WAP does the same thing. Superior product doesn't 

always mean vast consumer uptake (witness Mac/PC, VHS/Beta, 

N64/Playstation).


Also, forgive me for being pedantic but WAP is an access protocol - 

WML is the markup language. It will be possible to deliver far more 

superior interactive experiences over WAP technology using additions 

or extensions to the WML language, J2ME content etc etc. HTTP 1.0 is 

actually a pretty shite protocol for delivering web content but it's 

done the job for over 10 years. HTTP 1.1 is a vast improvement - but 

does anyone use it?


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