tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post8003346135345528349..comments2024-03-09T12:28:08.537+08:00Comments on Isidor's Fugue: Mobile Phones in China: A Main Gateway to the InternetBrian Glucrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-91156286165205838702011-06-03T00:32:22.472+08:002011-06-03T00:32:22.472+08:00The first report I link to in the piece says 71% o...The first report I link to in the piece says 71% of youth 15-24 in China have a feature phone and 29% have a smartphone. I'd like to know more about their whether the figures are intended to be truly representative of all of China or just particular regions.<br /><br />I don't recall seeing any BlackBerry's in Zhaotong but they definitely exist in China. In fact, see my post <a href="http://www.isidorsfugue.com/2011/04/mobile-phones-in-china-local-rates.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The student with the BlackBerry was quite proud of it.<br /><br />The impact of Android, iPhone, and Blackberry in China is a bigger question to address. In short, they have all made inroads in the China market in different ways and to different degrees. I <i>may</i> try to tackle some of that in a later post.<br /><br />Blackberry appears to provide China an ability to monitor "encrypted" data. See <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/08/02/rim-helps-russia-china-monitor-blackberry-users-emails/" rel="nofollow">this post on Forbes</a> for more.Brian Glucrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-80192311565416134952011-05-29T11:38:58.771+08:002011-05-29T11:38:58.771+08:00Based on your recent Android post, I wonder what t...Based on your recent Android post, I wonder what the smart phone vs. feature phone use is. <br /><br />In the "lost post" I'm pretty sure there weren't any Blackberrys --- when I saw it. (I don't know how many Isidor devotees are also Blackberry fanboys. Probably just me.)<br /><br />Are Blackberry, Android and (oh, well) iPhone gaining traction/well established in China? <br /><br />If I remember and/or understand it right, a few years ago there was an issue a few years ago with the security of the Blackberry in India. My understanding was that the BB was "too secure" for the Indian government. The Indian government was worried that encryption on the BB was so high that they couldn't monitor email and SMS. <br /><br />Has this been an issue in China? Is it just a Blackberry issue?Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362947529758185047noreply@blogger.com