.mobi is it worth it?

Question

Where is .mobi headed? Will the mobile devices use proprietary browsers that simplify a .com site or are they going to use browsers on a .mobi basis? I have a feeling it will be a flop... not sure though.

Thanks

Answer 1

My feeling is that smart phone browsers are getting more and more like desktop browsers, so the whole concept of .mobi is flawed from the start. Plus, a lot of sites can now detect that you're using an inferior browser and redirect you automatically to a less functional version of their web site - no special domains required.

If you're programming a web site, wouldn't it be simpler just to have an internal redirection for mobile phone browsers than to have to maintain a whole different domain? Especially if you can programattically derive the mobile version from the non-mobile version, either on the fly or whenever you delivery content?