But let's come back to this phone in my hand, which has e-mail, Palm pilot, access to the Internet, address list, personal organizer, and yes, a phone, all in one. It does a lot, quite well in my opinion, and there are already many products that are similar. Customers are going to drive the developments that will come in the field of wireless. There will be all kinds of innovation and feedback as people buy things that work and don't buy things that don't work. The market's natural wisdom is working very well in Canada.
Some people fear the flow of information.
They talk about lack of privacy, constantly being at the beck and call of bosses, and so forth. And of course voice mail gives the user some control, as well. I work in a wireless organization, but I certainly don't expect my people to be always reachable over weekends. You have to develop reasonable expectations and take into account the need for balanced lives, and time for family and other activities. We should be striving to use the technologies to make life more convenient.