The iPhone is having a big effect on the mobile industry. It is a bit like watching an ice dam melt. For the longest time, everything was just about frozen in the mobile web. Internet companies were hoping for things to change, but the status quo was maintained for years as the world moved on. Finally, the thaw has come, and things are really starting to move quickly as the blockage is getting ripped away by forces too strong to be stopped.

Before the Apple Apps store launched on iTunes, one of the best ways to distribute an mobile app was via Handango. Finally Handango is partnering with a mobile phone maker, Sony Ericsson, to have a Handango storefront app included on all of their phones.

Once again, I think that the mobile web industry should send a nice Thank You note to Steve Jobs.

Tags: Handango, iPhone, mobile apps, Sony Ericsson

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