dotMobi acquires Mowser
There were those who claimed that the mobile web was dead after Russ and Mike shut the doors on Mowser, a mobile web content adaptation service.
I had a lengthy article planned of all the reasons why the mobile web is not dead, why services like Mowser are pretty important today, tomorrow and in the foreseeable future. With dotMobi picking up the assets and breathing new life into the product, I feel that Russ, Mike and others like me, that believe in the future of the mobile web, are vindicated.
We need tools like Mowser!
As big of an advocate as I am about the iPhone and how the concept of Mobile 2.0 it will change the mobile web (and the larger web in general), it doesn’t change that adaptation will always be a problem. Sure desktop grade browsers will make there way to all mobile devices soon, but that won’t mean adaptation will go away entirely, just that it will be redefined.
I do believe that the days of ‘content’ adaptation are numbered, but the days of ‘context’ adaptation are just beginning. It will be tools like Mowser that help pave the way.
I applaud James, Ronin and others over at dotMobi for seeing the big picture and investing into Mowser and helping take it to the next level. And I have huge respect for Russ and Mike for sticking with it for as long as they did. It helps reinforce my belief that if you are truly passionate about something and pour your heart into it, that you will be rewarded in the long run.
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