How I invented Vodacom’s Please Call Me: Nkosana Makate

But he did not invent it, it was already patented
 
right, so this mans insecurity with his girlfriend made him wonder how she can call him if she has no airtime, which she obviously claimed is the reason for not calling him.

like a return call, getting the other person to pay when you want to call them, this concept has been around for a while. used to get a lot of wrong number return calls from random places in the country. just like random pleasecallme requests...

so what process or device did he invent? and what about MTN?
 
This guy is a gold digger and liar. Basking in the limelight now is only going to ruin his case. The public are all for him, but if he keeps this up, Vodacom may not look such bad guys. I don't think Vodacom deserve this. Alan Knott-Craig caused this situation. Vodacom are just trying to protect his reputation and are now paying the price. They should just pay Makate a couple of bar (I would say around R2 Million max) and wave him off.

I wouldn't hire this guy, ever. His has proven to be litigious and I don't think he will ever be worth the risk.
 
So much salt. Leave the guy to spend him billions alone without any envy.
 
MaryJane said:
This guy is a gold digger and liar. Basking in the limelight now is only going to ruin his case. The public are all for him, but if he keeps this up, Vodacom may not look such bad guys. I don't think Vodacom deserve this. Alan Knott-Craig caused this situation. Vodacom are just trying to protect his reputation and are now paying the price. They should just pay Makate a couple of bar (I would say around R2 Million max) and wave him off.

I wouldn't hire this guy, ever. His has proven to be litigious and I don't think he will ever be worth the risk.
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I think it is safe to say he won't be looking for a job from you. He is set for life.
 
I haven't followed everything on this case - but how does it make so much revenue?
Do they call after the Please Call Me was sent, the revenue?
Or do they get revenue from it, itself? Advertising ?
 
Dolby said:
I haven't followed everything on this case - but how does it make so much revenue?
Do they call after the Please Call Me was sent, the revenue?
Or do they get revenue from it, itself? Advertising ?
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Have you never gotten a please call me before :wtf:

EDIT: advertisers are looking for eyeballs and every PCM comes with a ad.
 
I'm sure have years ago but I can't even remember what it says or how it works.

So the adverts ... thanks !
 
I've not received one in years come to think of it. Probably because I never called anyone if they did.
 
ngwe23 said:
So much salt. Leave the guy to spend him billions alone without any envy.
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Seriously? Go troll somewhere else. I am not some typical mindless poster. My playground is the legal and ICT industries, so I do understand both issues - legal (validity of contracts, IP) and technical (the technology, it's application, the costs associated with such technologies, the potential profits, etc). I have not seen a single critical debate from you. Your posts provide zero insight. Welcome to my ignore list.

zululami said:
Why are you so jealous of this guy?
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Another one who cannot see the merits of the case. I wonder if we would be seeing the same reactions if the applicant was white.

It's not envy. It's about justice. This guy is a liar, even worse than Knott-Craig. I can't stand people like this. They ride off someone else's ideas, and are always the ones to run to the courts if things don't go his way. If he truly made Vodacom billions as he claimed, do you really think they would treat him like they have?

Most replying to this issue are all about "the evil corporate vs the little guy" without understanding the underlying issues. Some also prefer to ignore the very fact that this guy didn't invent anything. Pity you don't realise that we are all the losers. His awesome payout is going to passed onto the consumers. You will retort: But I don't use Vodacom. Maybe, but most South Africans do. And good luck with Cell C and MTN. Maybe you will find value with Telkom Mobile.
 
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