DISQUS

louisgray.com: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/did-etrade-blow-it-by-making-their.html

  • Daniel Brusilovsky · 8 months ago
    If they are looking for community, they won't find it with Blackberry - it's the App Store.
  • aard · 8 months ago
  • John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) · 8 months ago
    aard's news about a forthcoming iPhone app is good news. Businesses have to go where the customers are, and stock trading customers are on multiple platforms (yes, even Windows Mobile). The same rule applies when businesses want to establish a location on a social network - they won't succeed if they only go to Second Life, or only go to Facebook, or what have you.
  • Wendy Gerraty · 8 months ago
    the app store is over-hyped by the digerati; 99% of developers haven't made enough for time and materials so why bother; the real game looks like Ovi and frankly Android if they get 20x handsets

    at then end of the day, it's a mosh, like the web
  • Jmartens · 8 months ago
    Agreed that limiting themselves to one platform is stupid. However, since that was their decision, I think Blackberry was a great choice. Despite the great success of the iPhone, keep in mind that there are millions of Blackberry's in service around the world. Also keep in mind that the typical Blackberry user is much more similar to the e-Trade demographic than the typical iPhone user. Finally, many Blackberry users feel left out in the cold with all this iPhone excitement. What a great way to tell your customers that you haven't forgotten about them than to build them a mobile app, bucking the hype of the iPhone.
  • FazerGrana · 8 months ago
    I could not wait longer, I just change my account to Ameritadre
  • sean654654 · 4 months ago
    So did you get the eTrade app now?