Limmitations of E Cmmeerce

limitations. They don't always work efficiently and they have their own bandwidth restrictions. Different internet providers come up with different package plans which sometimes work to the disadvantage of the consumer and retailer. There are high-speed internet service providers but these are only affordable by the rich in most countries which means a low-scale business operator or consumer will have to compromise with lesser speed for access of any information or transaction.

It is difficult to integrate the internet and EC software's with some existing applications and databases.

Some EC software's might not fit with some hardware, or may be incompatible with some operating system or other components. There are problems where older business systems cannot communicate with web based and Internet infrastructures, leading to some organizations running almost two independent systems where data cannot be shared. This often leads to having to invest in new systems or an infrastructure, which bridges the different systems. In both cases this is both financially costly as well as disruptive to the efficient running of organizations.

Screens Size, The screen size of a mobile device is very limited. This also limits the viewing capacity of the user.

Less Powerful Processors, Due to the slow processing speed web developer would have to use server side scripting which will bring more load to the servers.

Cost of Wireless Connection, as wireless connection of a mobile device to the internet is still a relatively new technology the cost of using such connection is also expensive as the technology is still under heavy development

Non technical Limitations

The main problem in this respect is the cost of developing e-commerce at home justification the cost of developing EC in-house can be very high, and mistakes due to lack of experience may result in delays. There are many opportunities for outsourcing, but where and how to do it is not a simple Issue. Furthermore, to justify the system one must deal with some intangible benefits (such as improved customer service and the value of advertisement), which are difficult to quantify.

Lack of trust and user resistance Customers do not trust an unknown faceless seller (sometimes they do not trust even known ones), paperless transactions, and electronic money. So switching from physical to virtual stores may be difficult. Other limiting factors. Lack of touch and feel online. Some customers like to touch items such as clothes and like to know exactly what they are buying.

Many legal issues are as yet unresolved, and government regula