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Pocket PC 2002

Posted by michael on from the things-to-break dept.

Microsoft is holding some sort of launch event today for a pile of new Pocket PC devices. Pocket PC Thoughts has a bunch of news items; PDA Buzz has a report and pretty comparison chart looking at the different models, and I'm sure people will post more links in the comments. So, is this the mighty Palm-killer?

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  1. Not at those prices! by FreezerJam · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Unless these pocket PCs start being a lot cheaper, Palm still has some edge.

    These are certainly nice and all, but with all those high performance processors, high memory, color screens - the price keeps running up. These are going to dominate the "pocket pc" category, and at the typically higher price, they have to be a 'pocket pc', because you couldn't afford a desktop as well. (If you can afford the desktop as well, then you're likely above the mass market.)

    I'll still take a Palm-class device plus a good (and not pricey) desktop rather than a pocket pc anyday.

  2. Re:battery life? by AzrealAO · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You're not seriously suggesting that your Palm Pilot operated for a month straight? Of course not, you said average use. Figure out how many hours of continuous use that "month of average use" actually turns out to be. I would be incredibly suprised if it turned out to be much more than about 15 hours of actual use. Every time you put that PocketPC in it's cradle, it recharges the internal battery. I have yet to run my iPaq right down to nothing and I've had it over a year.

  3. Pocket PC to replace laptops? by rmayes100 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The problem with palm is most users find they have to haul a laptop around (or find a workstation) in addition to their palm in order to satisfy all their needs. With Pocket PC we're starting to hear people say "With this thing I don't need my laptop anymore", and that's how many people can justify spending >$500 on a pda and why palm continues to loose market share to Pocket PC.

  4. Re:The Palm is already dying by Xibby · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's called check box marketing. And MS is really good at it.
    IE:
    Comparison:PocketPC | Palm
    Processor: 200Mhz | 16Mhz
    Color: 16bit | Grayscale
    Screen Size
    Memory 64mb | 8mb
    etc. etc. etc...

    They do it with Xbox VS. PSX2 too. In the numbers game, MS wins. (Except for battery life.)

    May as well mod me as redundant, cause I've said this before. :)

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