http://smstextnews.disqus.com/Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanaticsenWed, 01 Oct 2008 05:22:03 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/nokia_gets_into_im_by_buying_oz_communications.html#comment-2773870Most operators aren't that enlightened.<br><br>IM eats text revenue -- that's the classic viewpoint.smstextnewsWed, 01 Oct 2008 05:22:03 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/nokia_gets_into_im_by_buying_oz_communications.html#comment-2773023The important thing about Oz not to overlook is that the Oz client is embedded into a lot of S40 phones already. This makes it possible to extend their service offerings into the S40 handsets, which is where the volume is.phoneboyWed, 01 Oct 2008 02:10:09 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/nokia_gets_into_im_by_buying_oz_communications.html#comment-2753867why not jabber? too late Nokia, again...no-jabberTue, 30 Sep 2008 13:52:19 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/nokia_gets_into_im_by_buying_oz_communications.html#comment-2753381Why would carriers *not* want to have a full-featured IM client installed out of the box? Most of them already have that, as evidenced by OZ's currently partnerships. If nothing else, this will benefit consumers and carriers, because consumers with unbranded devices will now have an easily-justified reason to spring for that higher data package - out of the box.Ricky CaddenTue, 30 Sep 2008 13:30:24 -0000