Comments on: ICS Mobile Launching Location-Based Couponing http://theregoesdave.com/2008/07/14/ics-mobile-launching-location-based-couponing/ I'll see you at the intersection of mobile and social. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Erik Jacobs http://theregoesdave.com/2008/07/14/ics-mobile-launching-location-based-couponing/#comment-2356 Erik Jacobs Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:36:54 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/?p=816#comment-2356 I swear Dave, some associates and I had this idea years ago when Bluetooth first came out. The biggest issue with any of these GPS-based services is the accessibility of GPS/e911 data to an application running on the phone. Until more GPS-enabled phones (and carriers) make this data readily accessible, it will require lots of cash to create widely-usable apps. Just look at how few devices support what apps there already are. I swear Dave, some associates and I had this idea years ago when Bluetooth first came out.

The biggest issue with any of these GPS-based services is the accessibility of GPS/e911 data to an application running on the phone. Until more GPS-enabled phones (and carriers) make this data readily accessible, it will require lots of cash to create widely-usable apps.

Just look at how few devices support what apps there already are.

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