On: Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App

[enewcomer]

You only need one friend you care about using a Blackberry or Nokia for it to matter though. The long tail matters when it comes to communication.

[keerthiko → enewcomer]

Ah. Blackberry. I forgot that is included in the J2ME target devices. That explains nearly everything, although any of my friends who had those blackberries have transitioned since, and now people are just (well played WhatsApp) locked into the service.

[dublinben → enewcomer]

I'd rather just SMS/email them. At least those are actually cross-platform, and don't depend on proprietary apps like WhatsApp.

[largote → dublinben]

SMSs are expensive and people just don't prioritize email like they do IMs.