Comment Re:preference != (smart || restraint) (Score 1) 618
Many people don't actually need mobile phones at all. In the beginning, only people who actually needed to be called anytime and anywhere got one. As it got cheaper, some people convinced themselves that it'd be nice to have in an emergency. Then it got even cheaper, and more people got one because it's more convenient than looking for a pay phone. Today, it's pretty hard to find a pay phone, so unless you really couldn't afford a mobile phone, you got one.
If you look at internet services, you'll see the same pattern. We're not yet at the stage where postal service is shut down (there will probably always be packages to send), but we're certainly at the stage where people consider email cheap and convenient.
I don't foresee any reason why mobile networked services would not follow this progression.