No, and we have the stats to back this up. For instance, we've found that i-mode users are more or less evenly spread across people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Teenagers and people in their 60s use it less. Wireless is popular in Japan only because fixed Net penetration is so low. That may be true, but wireline Net penetration in Japan is no lower than in Spain or Italy.
Mobile phones are so popular because they can become one's personal secretary.
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