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Originally Posted by ecsk2
So we are reaching the crossroads, now its devices like this that might kill PPC I'd think..
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There's no "might" about it. It was\is simply a matter of time. The nanosecond Microsoft started talking up Windows Mobile instead of the Pocket PC and the Tablet PC I knew the days of the Pocket PC were numbered. At this point its simply a matter of getting the hardware to a advanced and mature enough state, and getting the price point down below 4 figures. IMHO we still aren't there yet. I'm still thinking 2010 though. By that time hopefully digital ink in color will be out and about, storage densities should be sky rocketing, and ULV CPU's should easily be able to fit in a PDA sized device while still performing well.
What we have here isn't a PDA sized device. Its a handheld PC sized device and I still believe that such a device is niche unless someone can get the world hooked on ebooks. (While I beleive could possibly be the kiler app for HHPC sized devices.
Like it or not Windows Mobile and the Pocket PC were always a stop gap on Microsoft's OS Roadmap.