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Pocket PC 2002: Sweaty Palms?

Posted by timothy on from the bells-whistles-gimcracks dept.

joestump98 writes: "It appears Microsoft is launching the latest version of their Pocket PC. Here's the announcement from Microsoft about it." Perhaps Palm will fire back with something involving BeOS?

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  1. Too Late by litewoheat · · Score: 1, Funny

    Its too late for Palm. They stagnated. Microsoft caught up. Where have I heard this before...? Wasn't some Cupertino fruit company involved? Hmmmmmm.

  2. What kind of compatibility? by alewando · · Score: 3, Funny
    ``The thing that impressed me the most is that it's a full Outlook client,'' he said, meaning the computer can have receive e-mail without relying on a desktop or laptop computer.

    What kind of compatibility are we talking about here? Is this a fully functioning version of Outlook? What I mean is, if I equip my entire production staff with these devices, can I expect to lose billions of dollars with full compatibility with Outlook viruses? I have to ask, because a few billion here and a few billion there really make a difference, you know, and if my company doesn't start losing time and money like our competitors, then my job as CIO just isn't secure.

    I think I'll wait and see until Microsoft promises 100% Outlook virus compatibility. Call me conservative, but that's my honest judgment.
  3. So let's review the actual functions by gelfling · · Score: 3, Funny

    Outlook client - wowie. Be still my heart.
    802.11b - so you can wander around your office using the Outlook client to:
    1) Get windows media files and play them back. Obviously that feature has ZERO utility on a WAN link.
    2) Get your mail - function limited by bandwidth
    3) Play some games
    4) Some vaguely enhanced security? WTF is that a built in SECUREID card? Don't think so Did MS secretly fix the man in the middle attack or develop a new encryption for WEP? Don't think so. Maybe its a poweron password or something equally exotic.
    5) Anything else or do you have enough sunshine up your ass?