Last Stop

I was going to wait for something more significant to post about, but I just don’t get this. AT&T is entering the browser market. No, they aren’t making compasses or providing tours in Venezuela. They’re making a Web Browser.

Yeah. That’s how I feel.

Why in the hell are they making a web browser? Notice that I’m not providing any criticism on the web browser (it actually implements some pretty neat concepts). I’m asking a simple question, why? What does AT&T want in the browser market? They aren’t working on a browser they can port to handsets. This is a bloated browser, with tons of snazzy 3-D functionality (Check out the Ars Pogo Review). AT&T is going well out of its comfort zone to create a product for a market that is saturated–if you have trouble believing that, try asking Steve Jobs how Safari on Windows is doing. Oh, did I mention? It’s Windows only.

Do we really need another Windows browser?

Why isn’t AT&T focusing their efforts on more worthwhile causes, like I don’t know, unlimited Voice and Data plans for reasonable prices or SMS for something a bit less that highway robbery (The True Price of SMS)?

What do you think? Let loose some confusion in the comments.