David Beckemeyer asks “Where are all the Voice 2.0 developers?” Indeed.Â
The PhoneGnome platform has an open API which can be used by developers to plug directly into the call-path. TellMe has used it this way, as has iotum. But as David notes: “We keep hearing that it’s time to sell on features rather than price but we see little evidence that anybody is really doing that.”
There is reason to be optimistic, however. Carriers do seem to be getting the message, albeit slowly. Just this past week I’ve chatted with one carrier who considers the application market exciting, but early. Over the past month I’ve had several conversations with service providers who acknowledge that their future is in applications. The difficult part is weaning the paying public off tolls, especially as the cost of carriage falls.Â
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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