Contrast Between eCommerce and Mobile Commerce eCommerce and mobile commerce are the buzz words today. Most of us have heard of these two terms. Many have used either or both to purchase or sell goods and/or services. But how many truly understand the two terms and more importantly the difference between the two. In this article, we explore the difference between eCommerce and mobile commerce. They are different concepts The term ecommerce also known as electronic commerce refers to the processes of purchasing as well as selling products and/or services employing electronic systems such as the internet. mcommerce also known as mobile commerce refers to the activities of purchasing as well as selling products and/or services employing internet/cellular data through wireless handheld devices.
They started in different time periods Ecommerce preceded mcommerce. The advent of ecommerce was in the 1970’s while that of m commerce was in the 1990’s. mcommerce is a subset of ecommerce In other words, ecommerce is a superset of mcommerce. It is an established fact that m commerce is rapidly rising at the expense of the older methods of ecommerce. Also, industry experts predict that mcommerce will surpass or even replace ecommerce in the near future. There is no dispute that the two technologies have differing trajectories. Simply put mcommerce is an extension of ecommerce.