Over the weekend I ran into two posts by Fred Wilson and Paul Jozefak discussing whether “mobile first” has finally arrived or actually will.

I personally think it’s an outdatet dicussion that makes limited sense. To me it is not a differentiation between “mobile” and “stationary” - but much more between “online” and “offline”. Wether a device is mobile or not is secondary, the characteristic of a device being “online” is what creates endless functional opportunities as well as the ability to be integrated with other services and devices.

Just take the difference between an iPod and an iPhone as an example, similar device but one key difference - offline vs. “always online” - that creates a thousand new opportunities for both developers and the users.