If you’ve ever been tied up in traffic wondering why the cell phone user next to you in intently staring at his phone, juggling a latte’, and driving with his knees, be happy you can see his hands.
Soon you’ll have little reason to ask what is so important. Let the chips and bumpers land where they may. Likewise, those who would like to see a law on the books which requires a headset in the hopes of avoiding some accidents by avoiding a bit of distraction, will be thrilled to know that not only will there not be laws about such things, but their fellow motorists will be busy flipping back and forth through favorite prom sites! I’m wagering those might be just a bit more distracting than his previous search for numbers in his address book, or online game.
Porn and profits go together like the proverbial horse and carriage, and American companies aren’t about to be left behind. When they looked up and realized that promography on cell phones in Europe will be at $1.5 billion by 2012 with the global market reaching $3.5 billion in 2010. I presume they felt there was a great deal more money to be made by providing distraction for your
Friends, neighbors, and fellow drivers – than in simply helping those lost in the cereal aisle by enabling them to make a call home….I assume that is a nation-wide phenomenon?
North America generated just $26 million last year. It must make them weep in contrast to the haul Europe is making.
Some phone carriers shied away from prom sales. For example, Canada’s second largest phone company Telus Corp. withdrew a mobile prom service after complaints from hundreds of customers and criticism from the Catholic Church.
We won’t be following Canada. We mainly only tell them what to do, not follow their lead for cryin’ out loud!
This IS good news for those waiting for the realistic sex automatons to become available at Costco at a reasonable price, and phone companies have realized you’ve got to give the people what they want. They did recently tell us we are a nation with ADD, can this be a good combination?
New phone systems being built by google have pledged to support any type of mobile software.
American carriers had been concerned about offending customers, and the difficulty of keeping underage children from enjoying the expanded services. In spite of these concerns, they won’t be able to be left behind, and those who do not wish to push prom, can at least allow their customers to utilize it…and so the die is cast. I leave it to others to decide whether we are becoming an even more isolated country.
Original Reuters title Porn to Spice up Cell Phones