Why phones are replacing cars
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2628969
Apr 29th 2004
From The Economist print edition
And why this is a good thing
"PARKS beautifully", boasts an advertising hoarding for the XDA II,
above a glimpse of its sleek silver lines. "Responsive to every turn",
declares another poster. Yet these ads, seen recently in London, are
selling not a car, but an advanced kind of mobile phone. Maybe that
should not be a surprise. Using automotive imagery to sell a handset
makes a lot of sense for, in many respects, mobile phones are
replacing cars.
A Blueprint for the Future
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