[nategesner]

I agree with most in that I need something portable that can keep my schedule, allow me to take notes, read books/pdf files, and listen to music. If I need more power or have the ability to lug something heavier, then I want my laptop with a big screen and full-sized keyboard. What's the point of something too big to carry in my pocket and not as powerful/full-featured as my laptop?

M$ needs to get a grip on reality. Improve on the PDA/SmartPhone and drop the idea of building something halfway between portable and powerful.

[nategesner]

I agree with most in that I need something portable that can keep my schedule, allow me to take notes, read books/pdf files, and listen to music. If I need more power or have the ability to lug something heavier, then I want my laptop with a big screen and full-sized keyboard. What's the point of something too big to carry in my pocket and not as powerful/full-featured as my laptop?

M$ needs to get a grip on reality. Improve on the PDA/SmartPhone and drop the idea of building something halfway between portable and powerful.

[Steve Jordan]

Ditto nategesner. I may eventually replace both my PDA and cellphone with a smartphone, but that thing is a laptop replacement, not a PDA replacement... and it's just not as functional as a laptop, so... why?

[SassKwatch]

After all the hype, the irony is that there is really nothing new here. Devices of this nature have been available in the past. We used this device at work for a couple yr back when Win98 was the 'in' desktop OS of the day......and Win2K was *just* coming to market.

Undoubtedly, a few improvements have been made, but the overall concept is nearly identical.

[Stik]

" In fact, the firm has a harsh kiss-off for Redmond and Intel Corp, the two companies with the most behind the UMPC concept: "The UMPC as currently conceived will fail to achieve mainstream success -- defined as unit sales in the millions rather than the thousands -- by 2009."

http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp...WT.svl=news2_2

[Gerard]

Gartner collectively has over-cooked mush for brain cells. I'd not stake a dime bet on their 'analysis' from what I've seen over the past few years. Clueless and biased. The Origami will succeed if it's constahtly developed, with critical elements such as battery life and CPU power picking up quickly. If it doesn't match a decent notebook within a couple of years, sure, it may fail... or not. Users will decide, not Gartner.

[Stik]

Originally Posted by Gerard

The Origami will succeed if it's constahtly developed, with critical elements such as battery life and CPU power picking up quickly. If it doesn't match a decent notebook within a couple of years, sure, it may fail... or not. Users will decide, not Gartner.

Don't know about the rest, but isin't this what Gartner was sayin?

"The UMPC concept has promise, [but] today's hardware cannot deliver on it," say the researchers.

In fact, enterprise users should "wait for more mature UMPCs -- and low-cost content services -- to emerge before considering them for field sales or other 'notebook replacement' applications."

As it stands, the devices are said to have too short a battery life -- enterprise users should look for at least eight hours -- and cost too much."


I also think the two key words Gartner uses in their appraisal is ' enterprise workers '. 0X