JVC - We Never Even Knew You

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/5444.html">http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/5444.html</a><br /><br /><i>"It appears that JVC has halted all further development of PDA products, as a spokesperson today confirmed to infoSync World that the manufacturer has postponed its plans for the handheld market 'indefinitely'."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/hansberry/2003/20030317-jvc.jpg" /><br /><b>JVC Pocket PC shown at 2003 CeBIT</b><br /><br />With Dell and HP taking up the lions share of the Pocket PC market in a very competitive handheld market, it will make it difficult for anyone to come in with a competitively priced device and make money off of it. I just helped a friend order an Axim X30, 624MHz, a full sized keyboard and leather case for $387, including shipping and taxes. Hard to imagine Dell makes much off of that, and they have a respectable amount of volume. A new player gets no such volume production breaks.

[ricksfiona]

I don't consider 'market share' a real excuse to get out of business in a particular area of the industry. Apple computer is less than 10% in market share, yet they turn out innovative products year after year and are very profitable.

[Janak Parekh]

Apple computer is less than 10% in market share
Yes, but of a much larger market. The difference is that the PDA market is quite a bit smaller.

--janak

[Deemo]

They'll be missed.......NOT! :twisted:

To paraphrase Kevin Rose from the screensavers during a laptop review "I'd be embarassed to carry around something with a JVC logo on it"

I got a JVC digital video recorder from Visa points and hated the damn thing!

[crwoo]

Dell is not that old either, they just made a big bang.

[ctmagnus]

Crystal Eitle (http://gospacewaitress.typepad.com/gate_a/) will be so disappointed (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=168299#168299). :mecry:

[xdev]

On behalf of a friend:
wonder if i could possiblty find somene wo woule let me buy a prototype of this device off them.
I seem to collect prototype devices. I have an HP 57x, HP928, HP 93x, not to mentinon severl devices from touchsense and a few others from
"legend", a chiniese manufacturer.
Ui would be very interested in purchas
ing prototype JVC devices.

[orol]

hm, it looks like PDA market is going to be split between HP, Dell, p1 (but not for too long ..), and some minor players like ASUS & FuSie. I wonder when Asus or FuSie will drop out. FuSie already began to sell Asus A730 under its name so I guess FuSie is the next one out ..

btw no wonder, PDA market didn't actually grow in past 3 years ..

[carphead]

hm, it looks like PDA market is going to be split between HP, Dell, p1 (but not for too long ..), and some minor players like ASUS & FuSie. I wonder when Asus or FuSie will drop out. FuSie already began to sell Asus A730 under its name so I guess FuSie is the next one out ..

btw no wonder, PDA market didn't actually grow in past 3 years ..
It’s perfectly normal for FS to badge products with low volume as their own. I’ve been thinking about buying a FS amilo A64 laptop which is a uniwill badged machine. They (fs) have done it for years.

Doesn't mean they'll drop out just somebody has a better product they can sell as their own make.

[Duncan]

I wonder when Asus or FuSie will drop out. FuSie already began to sell Asus A730 under its name so I guess FuSie is the next one out...

Wrong I'm afraid! Fujitsu-Siemens do not have anything ot do with a rebadged Asus a730.

Fujitsu decided to rebadge the Asus a730 as the Loox v70 but Fujitsu-Siemens (not the same company - even if strongly related!) produce their own (HTC manufactured as with the iPAQ hx4700 and Axim X50) Loox 400 and Loox 700 ranges. Far from dropping out they have been expanding their offerings. They have also been increasing market share (not to spectacular levels - but none-the-less a definite upward trend) and have a stated aim of 5% of the EMEA market.

There will be another FSC Loox release - GPRS enabled - in (probably) late H1 2005.

I would not be surprised if Fujitsu abandon PDAs - their heart has never been in it (simply rebadging Fujitsu-Siemens or Asus PDAs). FSC are committing big time to the Pocket PC however.

[ctmagnus]

FSC

Pardon my ignorance, but what does the C stand for?

[Duncan]

FSC

Pardon my ignorance, but what does the C stand for?

Corp.

[ctmagnus]

FSC

Pardon my ignorance, but what does the C stand for?

Corp.

Thx. And the F?








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(Classic Homerism :mrgreen: )