The Internet - The first Worldwide Tool of Unification ("The End of History")

" ... Now I give you something that few think about: What do you think the Internet is all about, historically? Citizens of all the countries on Earth can talk to one another without electronic borders. The young people of those nations can all see each other, talk to each other, and express opinions. No matter what the country does to suppress it, they're doing it anyway. They are putting together a network of consciousness, of oneness, a multicultural consciousness. It's here to stay. It's part of the new energy. The young people know it and are leading the way.... "

" ... I gave you a prophecy more than 10 years ago. I told you there would come a day when everyone could talk to everyone and, therefore, there could be no conspiracy. For conspiracy depends on separation and secrecy - something hiding in the dark that only a few know about. Seen the news lately? What is happening? Could it be that there is a new paradigm happening that seems to go against history?... " Read More …. "The End of History"- Nov 20, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll)

"Recalibration of Free Choice"– Mar 3, 2012 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: (Old) Souls, Midpoint on 21-12-2012, Shift of Human Consciousness, Black & White vs. Color, 1 - Spirituality (Religions) shifting, Loose a Pope “soon”, 2 - Humans will change react to drama, 3 - Civilizations/Population on Earth, 4 - Alternate energy sources (Geothermal, Tidal (Paddle wheels), Wind), 5 – Financials Institutes/concepts will change (Integrity – Ethical) , 6 - News/Media/TV to change, 7 – Big Pharmaceutical company will collapse “soon”, (Keep people sick), (Integrity – Ethical) 8 – Wars will be over on Earth, Global Unity, … etc.) - (Text version)

“…5 - Integrity That May Surprise…

Have you seen innovation and invention in the past decade that required thinking out of the box of an old reality? Indeed, you have. I can't tell you what's coming, because you haven't thought of it yet! But the potentials of it are looming large. Let me give you an example, Let us say that 20 years ago, you predicted that there would be something called the Internet on a device you don't really have yet using technology that you can't imagine. You will have full libraries, buildings filled with books, in your hand - a worldwide encyclopedia of everything knowable, with the ability to look it up instantly! Not only that, but that look-up service isn't going to cost a penny! You can call friends and see them on a video screen, and it won't cost a penny! No matter how long you use this service and to what depth you use it, the service itself will be free.

Now, anyone listening to you back then would perhaps have said, "Even if we can believe the technological part, which we think is impossible, everything costs something. There has to be a charge for it! Otherwise, how would they stay in business?" The answer is this: With new invention comes new paradigms of business. You don't know what you don't know, so don't decide in advance what you think is coming based on an old energy world. ..."
(Subjects: Who/What is Kryon ?, Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" Managed Business, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)


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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Thousands Line Up Around Jakarta in Quest for Nexian’s ‘Smartphone Feeling’

The Jakarta Globe, Irvan Tisnabudi

The Nexian, which has similar features to the BlackBerry, costs about a third as much as the cheapest BlackBerry model.(Photo: Prasetyo, Antara)

Move over, BlackBerry. Last week, it was all about Nexian fever in Jakarta.

At least 4,000 people at the Grand Indonesia shopping mall had caught it by Friday. Some lined up for as long as seven hours, arriving well before the mall had opened, to get their hands on the made-in-China smartphone.

Rahma, a housewife, was among them. She admitted to picking up her daughter early from school so she could be one of the first buyers of the new NX-G522, billed as the BlackBerry for those on a tighter budget.

“I’m only after the ‘smartphone’ feeling you get when owning a phone that resembles a BlackBerry,” Rahma said.

The Nexian’s price tag surely made some customers feel pretty clever. The device offers some standard smartphone capabilities, like Internet access, including Facebook, and a 1 gigabyte memory card for the price of just less than Rp 600,000 ($63), about a third of the price of the cheapest BlackBerry model.

Martono Kusuma, president director of PT Metrotech Jaya Komunika, which distributes the Nexian phones, said demand is high for a cheaper but “just-as-reliable” BlackBerry-esque phone.

“I don’t want to mention numbers that I’m not certain of, but there are many more Nexian users in Indonesia compared to BlackBerry users,” Martono said. “Indonesians look for a cheaper version of everything and we’d like to accommodate that.”

The country’s second-largest telecom firm, PT Indosat, said it has 300,000 Nexian subscribers, compared to 200,000 BlackBerry subscribers. Martono said Nexian has an edge over the BlackBerry in areas other than price. “Our brand has its very own service center, unlike BlackBerry phones, for which operators have to provide service for the phones,” he said.

Teguh Prasetya, general manager of brand marketing for Indosat, said the smartphone phenomenon was now within reach of all Indonesians.

“With the [Nexian] Chinese-made smartphones, Indonesians from the lower- to middle-class economic sector can enjoy Internet and Facebook features, though not as advanced, because BlackBerry has its very own integrated messenger service,” he said.

Teguh said he welcomed the BlackBerry “copycats” because it showed that BlackBerry has become the standard by which other brands are measured against.

“Many people I know buy Nexian phones not for Internet service or the other features, but simply because they resemble the look of BlackBerry phones,” he said.

Jon, a maintenance worker, said his sleek new Nexian was certainly worth the six-hour wait. “It’s brand new, and there’s a certain feeling you get when one has something that not a lot of people have,” he said.

“The quality might not be as good and maybe it’ll only last a year, but it’s worth paying that much for a year’s access to Facebook and [Yahoo and Windows] messenger services,” he added.

There’s a devil’s advocate in every crowd, though, and Friday’s was no exception.

Maswidyantoro, who stood watching the long line at Grand Indonesia, said those lined up were courting disappointment.

“Many buy Nexian phones due to their physical likeness to BlackBerry phones,” he said.

“But once they realize that the features don’t live up to BlackBerry standards, this will result in a boomerang effect for Nexian. Its success will not be a long-term one, because customers will not buy it again.

“Especially for people who have used BlackBerrys and know the differences between the two phones. Most Nexian buyers have never previously used other smartphones before. This is the risk of being the imitator.”

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