It is a good question. I have been doing some research. I believe that the new Google Android based phones could break this market wide open. These open source phones are scheduled to be sold starting late this fall.
Right now there are a real lack of standards with respect to cell phones. Some can view MPEG-4 movies while others are limited to the 3GP or 3GPP format. Screen sizes differ too. Except for the iPhone and a few other newer phones, most browsers are limited to the crappy "mobile web".
Another stifling factor is that in North America we can't use our cell phones to pay for things. That means that the initial porn purchase must be done on a standard PC. None-the-less, it is a growing field and with more regular affiliate programs offering MPEG-4 downloads.
The Android based phones will be similar in style to the iPhone or Blackberry. I've seen demo models of both types. They will run a version of Linux and the operating system will be free (as in free beer -- no cost -- and free speech -- open source code). These phones will, in fact, be small computers and the initial price is thought to be about $200 for an unlocked version. Google has a contest on with, I believe, $10 million in prizes to see who can make the best applications for the phone.
Will these phones finally make the mobile market take off? Who knows but I think it may be the best chance so far.
--AW
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Originally Posted by grandmascrotum
I'd like to hijack this thread to ask a dumb question:
How does one make porn for mobiles in the first place? Do you need special conversion software? How do you sell it? The whole thing is a mystery to me.
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