In Response to Chris Beland

I do not think that it will ever be possible for BP to regain a good reputation. To be honest, I'm not sure if they ever did have a "good" reputation. But, now that they have compromised the well being of the people who live in the gulf region, as well as the ecosystem, I believe the damage is irreparable. The best thing they can do now is to remove their oil operations from the Gulf region, and try to repair the region. They certainly owe a great deal to the region both financially, and culturally. If I am not mistaken I saw on the news that they had reached a settlement with the "victims" of the oil spill. This will help the victims out, but, ultimately the damage done will never be totally resolved.

Will mobile drive more e-commerce revenue than PCs?

The argument of whether mobile phones will overtake PC's has begun to become more of a "when" question, than an "if". The technology within mobile phones increases continually, therefore so will the functions that are able to be performed on the phones. On my phone I have an Ebay app, where I can search for items right from my phone. There is no need to take the time to log onto my computer, so why would I use anything other than my smartphone?

The true answer to the "when" factor is reliant upon the organizations that provide the services. Not all suppliers have the capabilities for consumers to purchase goods from their smartphones. But, eventually they will be forced to conform to this or else they will lose market share. So, it is only a matter of time until smartphones totally dominate the e-commerce industry.

Personally, although I do have the app on my phone I would rather go onto my PC to do my shopping. The screen is larger, and I can navigate more quickly than I can on my smartphone. As smartphones increase in size and quality I could foresee a change in my preferred mode of online shopping.

How long will it be before people no longer have PC's, and only have smartphones?