Comments on: Why Do We Need an Email Address AND a Phone Number? http://www.rogupta.com/blog/2009/08/why-do-we-need-an-email-address-and-a-phone-number/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-we-need-an-email-address-and-a-phone-number random musings by rohit gupta Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:55:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nimi http://www.rogupta.com/blog/2009/08/why-do-we-need-an-email-address-and-a-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 Nimi Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:28:38 +0000 http://www.rogupta.com/blog/?p=306#comment-1579 Good article... You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one identifier... <br><br>On the other hand I sense a 'standards' issue brewing. With so much at stake and the big players involved I don't see how the convergence will ultimately happen without government intervention.<br><br>Unless this ends up going the route of the universal charger... <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellphones.universal.charger/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...</a> Good article… You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one identifier…

On the other hand I sense a 'standards' issue brewing. With so much at stake and the big players involved I don't see how the convergence will ultimately happen without government intervention.

Unless this ends up going the route of the universal charger… http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...

]]> By: Nimi http://www.rogupta.com/blog/2009/08/why-do-we-need-an-email-address-and-a-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Nimi Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:17:51 +0000 http://www.rogupta.com/blog/?p=306#comment-1561 Good article... You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one identifier...<br><br><br><br>On the other hand I sense a 'standards' issue brewing. With so much at stake and the big players involved I don't see how the convergence will ultimately happen without government intervention.<br><br><br><br>Unless this ends up going the route of the universal charger... <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellphones.universal.charger/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...</a> Good article… You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one identifier…

On the other hand I sense a 'standards' issue brewing. With so much at stake and the big players involved I don't see how the convergence will ultimately happen without government intervention.

Unless this ends up going the route of the universal charger… http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...

]]> By: Nimi http://www.rogupta.com/blog/2009/08/why-do-we-need-an-email-address-and-a-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Nimi Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:28:38 +0000 http://www.rogupta.com/blog/?p=306#comment-1560 Good article... You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one identifier... <br><br>On the other hand I sense a 'standards' issue brewing. With so much at stake and the big players involved I don't see how the convergence will ultimately happen without government intervention.<br><br>Unless this ends up going the route of the universal charger... <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellphones.universal.charger/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...</a> Good article… You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one identifier…

On the other hand I sense a 'standards' issue brewing. With so much at stake and the big players involved I don't see how the convergence will ultimately happen without government intervention.

Unless this ends up going the route of the universal charger… http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...

]]> By: Nimi http://www.rogupta.com/blog/2009/08/why-do-we-need-an-email-address-and-a-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Nimi Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:25:27 +0000 http://www.rogupta.com/blog/?p=306#comment-1559 Pretty interesting... You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one ID. Sounds like a 'standards' issue in the making. With several players and so much at stake, I don't see this convergence ever occuring till the government steps in... unless something like the whole shift towards universal chargers occurs: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellphones.universal.charger/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...</a> Pretty interesting… You're right that everything seems to be converging towards one ID. Sounds like a 'standards' issue in the making. With several players and so much at stake, I don't see this convergence ever occuring till the government steps in… unless something like the whole shift towards universal chargers occurs: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/29/cellph...

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