Paul Boag wrote:
> I thought this was a superb idea and wondered if anybody else has looked into it.
Could you expand on your reasoning on why you believe this is a superb
idea? When I read the article it seemed to be fairly out of touch with
the targeted user base. While the iPhone application is useful, it
restricts itself to those users who actually have an iPhone. When the
target audience is first year undergraduates, I'm not sure how big that
audience is going to be.
It would have been much better (as others have chosen) in my opinion to
build mobile-friendly web services that work on a range of phones,
notably on mobile versions of Safari and Opera, so that it can be used
by more than just the privileged. I would imagine the most popular
smartphone software amongst undergraduates is going to be S60, though
most users would be unaware of actually having it.
While the principle of distributing mobile information is a noble one,
I'm not sure an iPhone app is the way to go.
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