UKNM: RE: WAP is CWAP?

[John Braithwaite]

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?


   James Closs   /     t 020 7460 4078    / When the horse


James


Don't be too hard on the feller.... after all, initially I was mistaken... I

followed the path of Eastern Consciousness. I visited the great temple of

DoCoMo and meditated on their product range. The colours, the speed, the

style - all my Western Consumer Ideals said: 'yes, this is the baby!' I had

been converted to i-Mode.


Yet, in England I was unfulfilled. People said - WAP and I said 'CWAP'. I

longed for the East. I looked to it for salvation, and yet I had missed the

point. At the beginning of this year I was told, that WAP is a protocol and

not a product - the scales fell from my eyes. For there will come a WAP

product and it will bring a gospel of Interactivity, Entertainment and

Usability. I have a dream....


However, when it will come is anyone's guess. After realising this, I also

realised that only the very big, mobile-specific or stupid company would

spend a lot of effort, resources, time and money on a WAP site at the moment

(although some WAP conversions are easy to do, so for those people, I

commend you for your initiative!). I think I'll wait until people are saying

'yes' rather that 'ugh' and 'wow' rather than 'eh?' to WAP... roll on

2002/3!


John B


P.S. Talking of punctuation, I've noticed a lot of people putting strings of

puctuation together for no apparent reason ;-) This disease seems to be

spiralling out of control {:-@ and there doesn't seem to be a cure $-<



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