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*Passage of time
The passing of time and the mortality of the human being will result in the current generations, that did not grow up with mobile technology, disappearing and being replaced with generations that are. This is not completely true for the changes until 2015, but part of it will be apparant.
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*The gap between poor and rich
With all the new mobile technology having quite steep pricing at the moment and the foreseeable future, not everyone will be able to afford it. This fact combined with the gap between poor and rich that still exists in western countries, in some countries it is even growing, will result in entire demographic groups not being able to afford the new technology.
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*Old: Entire generations did not grow up with mobile technology. Big parts of these generations never learned to use the new technology and therefor never really adapted the technology.
*New: Newer generations grow up with mobile technology, and with technology in general. They learn to use it as they grow up, most of the time easily surpassing their parents in knowledge and skills that go along with mobile technology.
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Revision as of 11:09, 24 May 2008

Description

In the current situation the adaptation of mobile technology is lowest amonst the age group of people over 65. This group als spend the least amount of money on their mobile devices. The kids and teens are the age groups that are most rapidly adapting to newer mobile technologies. The developments in the next 7 years will be twofold. First the group of 65+ people will grow, making the least atractive market bigger. This might be partly set off by the fact that these new 65+ people come from an age group with higher adaptation to mobile technology. Secondly, the groups that are easily accepting new mobile technology will get older and will be able to spend more money on their mobile devices. Overall with the passing of time there number of people completly comfortable with technology will naturally grow, and the group of people uncomfortable with technology will naturally get smaller due to mortality rates.

Enablers

  • Passage of time

The passing of time and the mortality of the human being will result in the current generations, that did not grow up with mobile technology, disappearing and being replaced with generations that are. This is not completely true for the changes until 2015, but part of it will be apparant.


Inhibitors

  • The gap between poor and rich

With all the new mobile technology having quite steep pricing at the moment and the foreseeable future, not everyone will be able to afford it. This fact combined with the gap between poor and rich that still exists in western countries, in some countries it is even growing, will result in entire demographic groups not being able to afford the new technology.


Paradigms

  • Old: Entire generations did not grow up with mobile technology. Big parts of these generations never learned to use the new technology and therefor never really adapted the technology.
  • New: Newer generations grow up with mobile technology, and with technology in general. They learn to use it as they grow up, most of the time easily surpassing their parents in knowledge and skills that go along with mobile technology.


Timing

Web Resources

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/11/technology/11cell.html?_r=1&ei=5058&en=f7bd3f488d96e529&ex=1098158400&adxnnl=1&partner=IWON&adxnnlx=1097528413-xoclJnWp27HKSHvwx1134A&oref=slogin
http://www.itfacts.biz/35-of-kids-8-12-own-cell-phones/9213



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