[kictanet] How Facebook Stumbled On Its Quest to Give Internet Away For Free

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

Thanks Nanjira.

At least now we have a techsavy CS, probably we will see some positive
change in this debate that has dragged for years in this list.

Regards

On 26/01/2016, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet
<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> For those still keen on this issue. Goes back to acquisitions of Snaptu and
> Onavo. Very interesting.
>
> Memorable quote:
>
> ""You cannot present a marketing strategy as an important public policy in a
> country. If it's going to be a market strategy, then do it as a market
> strategy and we can deal with that. But when you mix it with the public
> policies, it's a whole world that opens that is not good."
>
> What shall it be, for Kenya? Btw, technology neutrality is listed as a
> principle in the National Broadband Strategy...
>
> http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/how-facebooks-plan-to-give-the-world-free-mobile-internet-we#.kcxE7w225
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Nanjira.
>
> Sent from my iPhone.
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