01-21-2005, 05:00 PM
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Top 10 PDA Failures
http://mlagazine.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=133&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Number 4, the Palm PC (later renamed to Palm-sized PC): "As Palm gained widespread acceptance, Microsoft was not content to cede an entire network over to the upstart company. Microsoft released a modified version of its Handheld PC shell that ran on top of Windows CE. The interface was similar to Windows 95's, but it used bigger and simpler widgets. It was far more powerful, offered an agenda view, was expandable and reasonably priced. The Palm's were cheaper, though, and Microsoft did not make gains in the PDA market until the release of the Pocket PC."
They left the sentence off that said "and went after Palm's target audience with a vengence and in many market segements around the world, the newly named Windows Mobile brand has surpassed Palm's market share, which was at one point well above 80% worldwide." ;-)
And just to make sure I or this article haven't left anyone out, number 11 is the OQO. :devilboy:
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01-21-2005, 05:06 PM
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This is a stange article. The author is mixing products such as Magic Cap which didn't do anything in the market with devices which were hampored by the technology at the time - Newton - but were useful devices which deserved better.
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01-21-2005, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PJE
This is a stange article. The author is mixing products such as Magic Cap which didn't do anything in the market with devices which were hampored by the technology at the time - Newton - but were useful devices which deserved better.
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Why do you feel the article is strange? It's the authors opinion of the top ten commercial failures in a PDA form factor. Seemed pretty straightforward to me. I mean you could give all sorts of excuses for all of the products listed, but that doesn't change the fact that they failed.
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01-21-2005, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PhillyPocket
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Originally Posted by PJE
This is a stange article. The author is mixing products such as Magic Cap which didn't do anything in the market with devices which were hampored by the technology at the time - Newton - but were useful devices which deserved better.
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Why do you feel the article is strange? It's the authors opinion of the top ten commercial failures in a PDA form factor. Seemed pretty straightforward to me. I mean you could give all sorts of excuses for all of the products listed, but that doesn't change the fact that they failed. |
This is why I think it's kind of odd.
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I've made a top ten list of devices or initiatives that failed and shouldn't have.
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It's the "failed and shouldn't have" that I find odd- especially with the Magic Cap entry.
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01-21-2005, 06:18 PM
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I only owned one of the ones listed: Rex
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01-21-2005, 06:30 PM
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My Dad had a Rex for a while, and I thought that thing was really cool, a very neat concept in my opinion. I'm sure someday in the future when foldable LCD screens become mass market that a standard credit card will do all that the Rex can do.
When the Newton was around I was still pretty young, but I remember going into a computer store and pining over it for a very long time, until my Mom figured out where I had run off to. They're still pretty prevalent on eBay, maybe I'll get one to supplement my PPC. :twisted:
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01-21-2005, 07:10 PM
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What no love for the TI Avigo?
It had it all over it's contemporaries from Palm. User upgradable memory, cool integrated flip cover, larger screen, soft input, T9, LANDSCAPE MODE! It was my first PDA ::sigh:: I loved that thing.
It had a fairly active developer community for a while but was just dominated by Palm's market presence.
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01-21-2005, 07:14 PM
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Re: Top 10 PDA Failures
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
They left the sentence off that said "and went after Palm's target audience with a vengence and in many market segements around the world, the newly named Windows Mobile brand has surpassed Palm's market share, which was at one point well above 80% worldwide." ;-)
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They also left off "Because Microsoft based Windows CE/Palm PC on Win32, it was buggy and slow; as a result, Palm was able to maintain a lead in the market for 8 years." :mrgreen:
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01-21-2005, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by gregmills
What no love for the TI Avigo?
It had it all over it's contemporaries from Palm. User upgradable memory, cool integrated flip cover, larger screen, soft input, T9, LANDSCAPE MODE! It was my first PDA ::sigh:: I loved that thing.
It had a fairly active developer community for a while but was just dominated by Palm's market presence. |
I can't belive they still host a site for the TI Avigo!!! 8O
I still have mine somewhere in my closet!
You forgot to mention that it was also firmware upgradeable!!! :wink:
Nice device indeed, at least on it's time... 
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01-21-2005, 08:04 PM
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Re: Top 10 PDA Failures
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
And just to make sure I or this article haven't left anyone out, number 11 is the OQO. :devilboy:
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Wait until JLP reads this. You will be a marked man, Ed. :lol:
Seriously, I have an OQO on order, but I think only the good lord knows when it will actually ship. The return rate on these things is huge from what I'm hearing. Every time I call and ask, it's "next week". :roll:
To add to this - #12 ought to be the Cobalt OS from Palm. It's such a failure, it drove Palm to find a new OS!!!
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