<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I wouldn't hold my breath when it comes to local telcos (unless I have an elephant's lungs!). I think Nokia would be a better bet. They already have a store running and they seem interested in apps from Africa.<BR><BR>
<DIV> </DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 9/3/09, Phares Kariuki <I><pkariuki@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Idea<BR>To: kiriinya2000@yahoo.com<BR>Cc: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR>Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 4:07 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv63133944>I have a friend working on such an enterprise. M-Pesa is the payment platform for now, so it basically locks the deal to safcom :(<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Rad! <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="http://us.mc1120.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=conradakunga@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:conradakunga@gmail.com">conradakunga@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV class=im>Here's a thought.<BR><BR>Most Kenyans labour under the mistaken impression that to succeed you have to do it using the one-big-deal-that-sorts-you-out-for-life.<BR><BR>Not true.<BR><BR></DIV>I wonder if Safaricom, Orange, Zain & Yu would consider setting up application portals -- something like the apple app store. Local developers would submit applications that would be vetted and if approved, availed on the portals for download to their customers. There would then be revenue share between developers and the telcos. Everyone wins. Jobs created. Innovation fostered. Telcos make money.<BR><BR>Pipe dream? <BR>_______________________________________________<BR>kictanet mailing list<BR><A href="http://us.mc1120.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</A><BR><A
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