02-11-2003, 08:45 PM
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Dell Storms Into PDA Market
Silicon.com talked to Michael Dell, and this interesting nugget came out of their conversation.
"After less than three months selling its own-brand handheld computers, Dell may have claimed over 10 per cent market share in the US."
I hope we can see official numbers reflecting Dell's sales soon...
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02-11-2003, 08:59 PM
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Magi
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I'd like to see those numbers also... I find 10% to be a little hard to believe...
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02-11-2003, 09:02 PM
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That's clearly a bit vague. It wouldn't surprise me to see that they sold 10% of the handhelds sold in the quarter though. Based on the number of posts I see here and in the newsgroups there's a lot more than 10% of the people talking about the Axim.
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02-11-2003, 09:22 PM
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Mystic
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Operative words
'may' jave claimed over 10 percent
'quarter' - the period referring to the percentage market share. That has to mean share of devices sold.
That is still, a huge success for Dell coming from nowhere.
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02-11-2003, 09:31 PM
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No matter what the number may actually be, it is good that Dell is pushing PocketPCs.
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02-11-2003, 09:42 PM
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The X5 400mhz is next on my shopping list, but I have to recover from my Maestro purchase first. :-) The X5 series is a winner for sure, after looking at several other's, they have the expansion and power I want and need so Im done looking. Now, to play the money game to get one. :-)
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02-11-2003, 10:21 PM
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Re: Operative words
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Originally Posted by JonnoB
'may' jave claimed over 10 percent...[snip]...That is still, a huge success for Dell coming from nowhere.
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A huge success for Dell perhaps, but not necessarily a success for PPC if Dell's share of the market came at a cost to HP and Toshiba. But I seriously doubt Axim captured anywhere near 10% of the market, especially considering they are in short supply. I think Mike's statement was just posturing. Unless he was referring to the PPC market, and not the handheld market as a whole.
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02-11-2003, 10:27 PM
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Re: Operative words
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
...I think Mike's statement was just posturing. Unless he was referring to the PPC market, and not the handheld market as a whole.
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I'm only recently a Dell convert. Is this a Michael Dell quality? Is he the Wintel industry's version of Steve Jobs?
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02-11-2003, 10:34 PM
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Sage
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Re: Operative words
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
A huge success for Dell perhaps, but not necessarily a success for PPC if Dell's share of the market came at a cost to HP and Toshiba.
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I forget, which type of PDA did you use before buying a Dell again? 
Seriously, I think Dell made some serious in roads and I also think it was largely at the PalmOS's expense (simply because of the price). That said, 10% of the total PDA market share in three months...I don't think so.
Maybe he means 10% of sales in those three months?
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02-11-2003, 10:43 PM
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Re: Operative words
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Originally Posted by ThomasC22
I forget, which type of PDA did you use before buying a Dell again? |
What does that have to do with the price of beans in China?
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