A short news/analysis piece on Japanese cell phones I wrote is on Wired.com today:
TOKYO -- Steve Jobs' new iPhone, expected to be unveiled Monday, is headed to Japan by the end of the year. But the device's famed ease of use may actually be a turnoff in Japan, where consumers want features, not simplicity.
Indeed, Japanese handsets have become prime examples of feature creep gone mad. In many cases, phones in Japan are far too complex for users to master.


I guess thats why dokomo isnt sold anywhere else.
I do wish phones here were more complex, its like a new surpirse in something so small. I like to discover the features, not see it all on a screen, but that is what I have to deal with.
Posted by: Dragonfang18 | June 06, 2008 at 05:46 PM