Re: end-to-end w/i-Mode? (was Re: imode far superior to wap)

[Masataka Ohta]

Ned;

> > > Well, there is a big difference between WAP's breaking the e2e model
> > > and i-mode.  WAP does an application gateway and uses no Internet
> > > protocols.  At least, i-mode is using IP, TCP, HTTP, etc.
> 
> > Who cares what protocol a device runs as long as it delivers the
> > application that satisfies its intended users? Most subscribers
> > couldn't care less if i-mode used CLNP and TP4 instead of IP and TCP.
> 
> I agree that most users don't know or care what transport they use.

No one cares, because intended users don't care and unintended users
use something else.

But it is an application specific issue to be discussed outside of
IETF (maybe in W3C).

                                                Masataka Ohta