Russell Buckley has an interesting post over at MobHappy, wherein he discusses a conversation he had with the folks at Openwave, makers of much of the middleware that supports messaging, WAP browsing, and LBS on mobile phones.

We’re obviously very interested in this market segment, as Swirl and Swirl Connect sit squarely in the middle of it. We’re firm believers in using LBS in innovative ways to 1) enable (ideally), or at least fit in with mobile lifestyles, 2) connect people in ways that cannot be achieved by sitting at a PC, 3) provide a highly personalized user experience, 4) and just flat out do some really cool things.

There are quite a few barriers to adoption, though, and we’re all chipping away at those barriers as best we can. Russell discusses one of those barriers, and some of the blog comments are also insightful.

It’s a quick and interesting read. LBS Coming of Age? via MobHappy.

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