10-30-2002, 12:30 AM
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Palm Targets Sucker Demographic with New Overpriced PDAs
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/4388559.htm
Seems I wasn't the only one that was questioning the value of a $499 PDA with 14MB of usable RAM and no MP3 player as the new era of sub $300 Pocket PCs unfolds, although the unfolding is going slower than I would like in Dell's case.
"With a $500 pricepoint, I think [Tungsten] is in trouble," Todd Kort, principal analyst with research company Gartner, told PC Advisor. "Dell is going to reset the market expectations for PDA pricing. I think the Tungsten product was conceived during a time when Dell's entry was not anticipated." ZDNET has similar thoughts in this article.
Thanks to Foo Fighter for stirring things.....er for the links. :wink: (Side note: scroll down that Silicon Valley page, guess who has been operating in the red recently and finally turned a profit again? I'll give you a hint - starts with an "S" and ends with an "ony.")
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10-30-2002, 12:32 AM
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Theorist
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From "The Screen Savers" last night:
"None of the features: $499 All of the features: $599."
Comparing the new Tungsten T vs. the Sony Clie w/ built-in camera and thumb board. Guess which one they preferred. 
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10-30-2002, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Newsboy
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Leo's Jornada! :lol:
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10-30-2002, 12:38 AM
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Theorist
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But of course! Though Leo's eye did start to wander toward that Sony...if only it ran PPC. 
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10-30-2002, 01:28 AM
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Hell, I'd buy a Clie just for the gadget factor. Very nice device, and they said something about a 640x480 screen?
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10-30-2002, 02:46 AM
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Ouch...even Todd Kort at Gartner is turning on Palm these days...
Don't you people realize. You slide the little thing and the graffiti area disappears...DISAPPEARS! Why can't you all realize this feature alone is worth the extra $400?!?!? 
Yup, seriuosly, Palm is in some real trouble here. The worst thing is that, at least from everyone I know, people really don't care how short a device is they care how thin a device is.
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10-30-2002, 03:03 AM
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Somebody should run a tab, predicting at what year Sony will start using PPC.
The person who predict the closest from fartest time, win the bet. Of course this could turn PPC into some sort of international gambling ring. ...lol...
my bet would be November 2004. I put a nickle
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10-30-2002, 03:09 AM
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More bad press: http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stor...896011,00.html
Looks like the media shares our sentiments; Tungsten is overpriced. Consumers will have the final say when they vote with their pocket books..I think we all know what the outcome will be. Let's hope Palm gets the message.
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10-30-2002, 03:41 AM
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hrm.... it would seem the Tungsten is more like the iPAQ 3600 than I gave it credit for. :lol: :lol: :lol:
It has DUST under the screen!
3-4 units between two people have it. http://forums.pdabuzz.net/showthread.php?threadid=43139
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10-30-2002, 04:08 AM
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Ponderer
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Dust?!?!?
Dust...Oh no, not dust...anything but dust.
I went through five Jornadas because of dust...
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JornadaJ: Sharp Wizard/Palm V/Palm Vx/Palm IIIc/Jornada 548/Jornada 568/hp 2200/Treo 700wx/Samsung Omnia
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