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Limited Vision for the Future of LBS

ABI Research has a new report out on location based services (LBS). I agree with them that LBS is getting ready to blossom as a wireless technology and service offering.

However, I didn't like how they were assuming that most of the value would be flowing from the application developers via telecom service providers. I believe that the Google ( ...and other yet to be determined "open garden" providers... ) version of LBS will be a much stronger play than those offered by the established telecoms. Google was not listed as a part of ABI's competitive landscape. That is something to be considered when evaluating this particular piece.

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  Posted by jmyers on May 2, 2008 8:00 AM |

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