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RE: Putting the squeeze on Palm...
RE: Putting the squeeze on Palm...
Individually, yes. But collectively the PPC market is at, or above, 20%. Still just a niche segment, but a respectable nice nonetheless.
> "It will be interesting to see the market change when OSv5 hits and the gap between the high end PalmOS and PPC models closes up."
Multimedia and hi-res color displays are really what set PPC apart from PalmOS. That advantage is about to erode. This fight may very well come down to whom can deliver these features BETTER. If Palm wins on battery and performance, that will be a serious blow to Microsoft.
The PDA market is going to heat up within the next 60 days. :-)
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My immediate concern is for Palm and the rumored Oslo. What part of Palm's customer base is it supposed to appeal to? Does it really fit any of the existing niches in the Palm OS market?
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It definitely doesn't have the battery life of Palm, but in the real world, I won't have it away from the charger long enough for it to ever run down. + it has a replaceable battery, so the unit won't be a worthless chunk of plastic if the battery should ever die or lose strength (which rechargeables do after a couple of years).
I think the Palm OS interface is getting old, and I am really disappointed to see that the "next generation" Palm does almost nothing to improve this. I had hoped for a true next generation unit from Palm; it looks like all they are delivering is the same thing, only faster.
Zaurus? Don't make me laugh!
>> incredible, and cost less!!!
The Zaurus SL-5500 costs $450, more than almost all Palm OS handhelds, and much more than a m505. There are also about 7 applications it can run. This is why Sharp has such a tiny percentage of PDA sales.
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I guess you haven't checked out Sony's NR-70V. I will stack that PDA with any PocketPC device in terms of color display and multimedia. In fact, you can't take any pictures with PocketPC devices as far as I can tell. The only thing PocketPC does better than Palm is Pop e-mail implementation.
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But it adds so much convienience when you
travel. And that is what PDA supposed to be:
YOu can carry it anywhere anytime.
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$313 at BestBuy
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Well - the processing power situation is about to change - no more lead for PPC. And as for the PPC GUI being better because "due to the OS" - what have you been smokeing? The PPC apparently is a more advanced GUI because it has the graphically exciting Today screen? Maybe you are referring to the absurd 'maybe-close- button' - and the subsequent 7 click i have to due on my toshiba to be sure to close a damned app?
I have a toshiba and an NR70 - when a OS5 ARM based sony comes out - it's good bye to PPC forever.
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Seriously - will be very exciting horse race over the next year with OS5 (and soon OS6).
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>> $313 at BestBuy
The m505 is discontinued. Ironically, the IIIe (also discontinued) can be had for about $25, and has more apps available than the Sharp.
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You should try vBar, a little FreeWare app that adds a drop-down arrow in the upper right corner of the screen. One tap tells you what's open and what's not. Another tap and everything is closed, or close individual apps, your choice. Also a breeze to flip between open apps.
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And for those that think it doesn't have any apps, it can run almost any Linux app ever written, with only minor UI tweaking. Hundreds of Linux apps have already been recompiled for it, and dozens more are every day.
The Death of the Zaurus
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Lets not forget that this is basicly the first generation of these devices too, I think in a few years we could look back and see Linux PDA's with a signifigant market share as the emulators improve and Linux continues to grow in the Desktop market (slowly but steadily).
Lets face it.. already you have more potential with the Zaurus running linux than you do with any of the others due to portablity, and its just starting people!
Linux Embedded is going to continue to grow.
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Not too shabby for a company that is changing its direction.
About Hi-Tech Wealth
But they don't really sell it.
They sell PDAs with other OS, like Penbex, etc.
They are the #1 PDA maker in China.
Legend sells PPC products. If just counting
PPC, Legen would be the #1 in China.
Another company called MinRen sell PDAs with
other OS too. And it is the #2 PDA maker in China.
ted
RE: About Hi-Tech Wealth
RE: About Hi-Tech Wealth
There are many PDA companies in China and Korea.
OS wise, I know there are a few like penbex, MineOS
( I am not sure the spelling) and one fro Korea
are quite popular in China and Korea.
ted
RE: About Hi-Tech Wealth
are offered in HK.
Hi-tech Wealth is supposed to go public
later this year in HK. In my opinion,
this is a much better PDA company than Handspring.
And they make lots of money instead of losing money.
ted
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