Watch for the Rise of Low End Palms
That Business 2.0 article Jeff mentions below includes this line: "For people who don't need as many gee-whiz features, Palm also plans to introduce a device that will retail for around $100."
Before you sniff and guffaw, consider the following.
Prediction: The low end of the PDA market will get a boost from the introduction of the Tablet PC, due for release November 7 of this year.
Rationale: The Tablet PC is a light, portable device with nearly instant on that happens to have a full size screen and runs regular, full Win XP programs.
So why also own and carry an expensive, tiny-screened, poser-PC with software that's "almost but not quite"?
The Tablet PC could play into Palm's hand (so to speak) as people once again find that it's just fine to have a little "data playback & quick thoughts" device to slip in a pocket or purse on the go.
Before you sniff and guffaw, consider the following.
Prediction: The low end of the PDA market will get a boost from the introduction of the Tablet PC, due for release November 7 of this year.
Rationale: The Tablet PC is a light, portable device with nearly instant on that happens to have a full size screen and runs regular, full Win XP programs.
So why also own and carry an expensive, tiny-screened, poser-PC with software that's "almost but not quite"?
The Tablet PC could play into Palm's hand (so to speak) as people once again find that it's just fine to have a little "data playback & quick thoughts" device to slip in a pocket or purse on the go.
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