03-17-2002, 09:07 PM
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Pocket PC's seen more and more
While at CeBIT eating breakfast in a small cafe with about 12 people in it, I noticed two people at separate tables using PDA's. One was a Palm M5xx and the other was a Jornada 56x. So I decided to keep track of attendees using PDA's during the day. Of course with all of the cool stuff around I kept forgetting to really pay attention, but seeing someone with a PDA would remind me and I'd keep diligent count for about 15 minutes and forget again. :-)
Final count was 10 Pocket PC's to 6 Palms. I know the count was less than scientific and in no way implies marketshare or anything, but it is a start contrast to 24 months ago and even 12 months ago. Pocket PC's are coming on strong. And note that I said I was tracking attendees. If I tracked all PDA's seen at the event used in the booths, it would have easily been thousands of Pocket PC's to just a few dozen Palm's. It seemed every other booth had anywhere from one to several dozen iPAQ's in use whereas most Palm's were either in the Sony/Palm booths or were shown to say that Palm's were supported, like MySAP. There was one pic in particular I'll append to this post showing someone using their iPAQ with a WiFi card to remotely control a robot. Can you imagine factory supervisors wondering around on the factory floor with their Pocket PC keeping full tabs on all of the machinery rather than being cooped up in a control booth?
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03-17-2002, 09:39 PM
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Hi Ed,
It's worth pointing out that PPC share in Europe is much higher than here in the US. I think you also pointed to some articles on this in the past 
That said, I'm seeing more and more iPaq and HP 568 users here in NYC. In my daily commute I come across one guy who always has his 38XX iPaq out. (Mine is usually in the pocket, since I'm reading the newspaper  )
--bdj
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03-17-2002, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyJ
(Mine is usually in the pocket, since I'm reading the newspaper ) |
Nonononononononononono! Sync your newspaper via Avantgo or Mazingo and use that iPAQ! Newspapers. ptew! I remember those a long long time ago. :wink:
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03-17-2002, 11:09 PM
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There's an old saying, "When you're a hammer everything looks like a nail." Once again Thoughts looks for a way to praise Pocket PC and knock Palm.
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03-17-2002, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve
There's an old saying, "When you're a hammer everything looks like a nail." Once again Thoughts looks for a way to praise Pocket PC and knock Palm.
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Once again a person with nothing better than to Flame a PocketPC website with anti-Pocket PC references, When will everyone get that it's call pocketpcthoughts.com for a reason not palmthoughts , javathoughts, or whatever else, for all you naysayers wanna talk your platforms get your own site so I can go there and complain about your pro whatever "propaganda"
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03-18-2002, 12:03 AM
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Ed, where's the pic?
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03-18-2002, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jlp
Ed, where's the pic?
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On Jason's camera. {hint hint }
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03-18-2002, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Nonononononononononono! Sync your newspaper via Avantgo or Mazingo and use that iPAQ! Newspapers. ptew! I remember those a long long time ago. :wink:
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Heh, I suspected you might say the same. It's funny, I'm a early-technology adopter, yet I still prefer reading the Times on plain old paper... it's probably because I like to cover the whole paper, but I skim through a lot. The PPC is still not conducive to skimming like a large newsprint is.
Now, for books, I infinitely prefer my iPaq.
--bdj
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03-18-2002, 02:08 AM
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Palm Vs PPC
:lol:
You know, everytime I see the argument raise it's head, I smile.
If the combatents were to take a moment and use common sense, there will only ever be one dominant platform in the market.
The one that does the best job for the majority of people buying it.
db
PS I forgot to add the one that is also a phone. And GPS. And ....
PPS Remember when Mobiles were used only by site workers? Then City types? And when they finally became a consumer item because they had been proven a desirable item? Hmmm.....
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03-18-2002, 06:38 AM
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… Meanwhile in Canada you hardly see PPCs on display in major electronic stores. The few that you do see are broken and don't work. This is contrast to the many palms that are on display.
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