The Use of Mobile Technologies in e-Commerce

Abstract

The aim of this article is the analysis of the possibilities of using in mobile commerce and mobile browsers on the mobile devices (smartphone, tablet) and traditional (laptop, desktop computer) from the customer’s point of view. This analysis was carried out in two stages. The first stage assessed the possibilities and conditions for the use of mobile and traditional devices in e-commerce. In the second stage, electronic commerce conducted on mobile devices was compared with the use of mobile applications and web browsers, with electronic commerce carried out using browsers on traditional devices. The structure of the article consists of presenting the assumptions of the study, describing the methodology and the research sample as well as analyzing and discussing the obtained results. A qualitative study was conducted using the CAWI method on a selected sample of university students.