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    U.S. Will Never Become a Mobile-Centric Culture, Argues Third Screen Media Founder Tom Burgess
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    This is not to say the global mobile industry is headed towards convergence either. "Convergence is driven by culture" says Burgess. "The reason people talk about convergence all the time is because the technology business and the media business are looking for a more efficient model. Full Article at Jack Myers
    Convergence is driven by culture
    SOURCE: Jack Myers 16 months ago
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U.S. Will Never Become a Mobile-Centric Culture, Argues Third Screen Media Founder Tom Burgess
  1. I don't think everyone's going to have an iPhone ... What I do think is everybody is going to have an iPhone-like device because the carriers are not ones to lie down and let another carrier get an exclusive. They will come out with other devices.
    SOURCE: Jack Myers 16 months ago
  2. The Korean and Japanese markets and some of the European markets are, at least culturally, more advanced ... They are using their mobile devices to access digital media more than in the U.S. In Japan, the distribution of mobile phones far outweighs the distribution of home-based PCs. The mobile device i...
    SOURCE: Jack Myers 16 months ago

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