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This would be more of a laptop replacement for me than a PocketPC killer - or a tablet replacement. The form factors are one major thing that they've forgotten here - yes, it's still hand-sized... but it's about half again as large as most PocketPCs, which I already consider to be on the 'big' end for a portable device. From what I can see, they're about the size of a hardcover book, which would put it firmly in the 'luggable' category for me, and thus as something I'd use if I had a few moments to sit down or stand around to access some information rather than a pocketable device I'd pull out to check a contact, to make a call with, or to look up something quickly.
It may do well replacing the Portable Media Centers, and to displace my own PocketPC as an e-book reader (even if the battery life's awful), and as an internet appliance or maybe even a quick document editor (although, for document creation, I'd rather get a keyboard... which means we're going back into laptop or desktop territory again)... but not if I'm working on the run. It's just too BIG for that, and until they perfect virtual or HUD displays for such things, I'd have to say the PocketPC still has a place in my own lifestyle.
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