10-29-2002, 10:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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No Dell PDA in 2002?
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1035857838795850951,00.html?mod=gadgets%5Fprimary%5Fhs%5Flt
There was a very small blurb in the Wall Street Journal this morning on Dell's plans to enter the PDA market. The link I've attached requires a subscription unfortunately, but he crux of it is that it would ship in 2003. No release date mentioned and no device specifics were given. :cry: Lets hope the sub-$300 ViewSonic and iPAQ 1900/2200/whatever ships by Christmas in enough volumes to impact 4th Quarter 2002 market share.
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10-29-2002, 10:04 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
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I wonder if they are withholding on it to get rid of all the Palms they have. I noticed they are giving away a new Palm with a Laptop puchase, it would be pretty lame if that was the case.
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10-29-2002, 10:22 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Say it ain't so...  Must get new PDA... must stop using Jornada 525... :evil: I'd just give up and get an Ipaq 3835, but I'd be in the same boat as I am right now soon enough. Buying an already out of date Pocket PC. (And more expensive than the Dell $299, at that.)
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10-29-2002, 10:24 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: No Dell PDA in 2002?
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Lets hope the sub-$300 ViewSonic and iPAQ 1900/2200/whatever ships by Christmas in enough volumes to impact 4th Quarter 2002 market share.
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Not likely. These devices are going to be hitting the market a little late in the season to make much of an impact on the holiday sales. And when you consider the post-holiday quarter is traditionally a slump for consumer electronics merchandise, I would say low-cost PPCs won't collectively make a strong showing in marketshare until March 2003.
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10-29-2002, 10:30 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Well, gotta give Dell credit. If they don't make it by the end of the year, it would seem what they've done is to kill other PDA sales (e.g. everyone will be waiting for Dell).
Looks like Microsoft and Dell are so close that Dell's now picking up MS's tricks :?
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10-29-2002, 11:16 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Viewsonic
Talked to Viewsonic today and they are outperforming expectations and are hoping to just keep up with demand. [/quote]
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10-29-2002, 11:59 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2005
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I will wait
DOH! What a bummer. I am looking forward to Dell finally releasing their specifications. I think they are going to be late to the party and they were smart (cruel) enough to get a teaser out so fewer buyers show up to the party before Dell does. I for one am going to wait for Dell to ship before I a make my next PPC purchase.
On a side, today I finally decided that I no longer am looking for the super device that meets my needs for a portable hard drive, pocket pc, mp3 player, etc. I ordered the Archos Jukebox with 20GB hd and FM radio. The single device is just too elusive.
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10-30-2002, 12:13 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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More info
http://money.cnn.com/2002/10/28/news...ies/dell.reut/
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"There are many different competing standards but we do see some momentum in the (Microsoft Corp) Pocket PC standard, and if you stay tuned in the press I think you'll see some announcements coming from Dell fairly soon, at least in the United States."
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10-30-2002, 12:13 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Viewsonic
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Originally Posted by MonolithicDawgX
Talked to Viewsonic today and they are outperforming expectations and are hoping to just keep up with demand.
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Uh...how is that possible if the Viewsonic PPC isn't even shipping yet?
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10-30-2002, 01:46 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2002
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they have taken pre order tho' they could gouge market acceptance from that, since I dont' think there is market saturation at $299 yet.
........and about dell not releasing product because of possible flood.
i just want to say..... I HATE CARTEL. whatever happen to unbridaled capitalism! I want destructive price war dammit!
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