3G and Startups

The killer suggestions to get 3G into the mainstream include e-mail, MP3 and video. The Virgin Australia managing director says, "It’s not whether it’s GPRS or 3G technology; the challenge is to develop a service proposition that consumers find valuable," he explains.".

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=14&articleid=571&homepage=yes

Whatever happened to kozmo, theglobe, etc?

http://www.startup.wsj.com/financing/public/20020611-fowler.html

It seems with lack of money comes inner peace or at least comfort. It sounds like a lot of people in this article were just doing it for the money. Did there really need to be a economic downturn to make people realise that isn't enough?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/05/28/xdotcom.DTL&type=printable