[pct-l] Pocketmail changing business model

[Dirk Rabdau]

PocketMail Group Limited announced that it will change its name to
 Adavale Resources Limited and focus on uranium mining. The December 7th
 announcement includes a statement that the company would seek a buyer for
 its PocketMail Services, but that a potential buyer has yet to be
 identified.

Text of the full release can be found here:

http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac?docID=GCA00793105PKT

The fact that the Pocketmail group was focusing on mining and
 exploration is old news. That the company plans to sell Pocketmail can be seen
 in a couple of different ways. To some, it would come as a relief: the
 complaints regarding spotty support and billing errors rose in recent
 months, if you are to believe the chatter on message boards (and do so at
 your own risk). Perhaps whoever buys PocketMail, will market, support
 and further develop the product. On the flip side, the possibility
 exists that a company could probably snap up PocketMail at a small price
 for the only reason to eliminate it as a viable alternative to existing
 products.

Given the rise of WiFi and mobile-enabled messaging, I do hope some
 white knight comes around and rescues PocketMail. Many people still rely
 upon dial-up, and PocketMail fits a nice niche. Just how much longer
 that niche will exist, is an interesting question. Certainly hikers stand
 to lose if a buyer interested in developing the product is not found.

Dirk