Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the breaking-into-new-markets dept.
the beava writes "Palm has officially announced the release of their latest handheld, the Zire. At $99 dollars (retail), it looks like they're trying to market this thing to people like parents and children. " Not a bad looking unit for the price.
Whats the point of a handheld without wireless
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
For all these long years, I've resisted the lure of the handheld. Why? Because there haven't been good wireless features until recently.
So when I saw Palm introducing a new model, I looked breathlessly through the features... No Wireless.
Palm wasted more valuable time and RD $ again and no doubt will be soon eclipsed by Handspring or even (gasp) the pocket PC.
This is not 1999, big guy
by
x+mani+x
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
Palms were always stupid expensive toys for dot com MBA's fat on VC cash, so they can beam their useless business cards to each other, like some kind of high tech mating ritual.
I bet more angry, layed off engineers are going to buy this thing to see what all the fuss was about. More than Little Billy and Soccer Mom Jane.
Still, I hope this thing tanks. Palms have and probably always will be obsoleted by pen and notepad.
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For all these long years, I've resisted the lure of the handheld. Why? Because there haven't been good wireless features until recently.
So when I saw Palm introducing a new model, I looked breathlessly through the features... No Wireless.
Palm wasted more valuable time and RD $ again and no doubt will be soon eclipsed by Handspring or even (gasp) the pocket PC.
Palms were always stupid expensive toys for dot com MBA's fat on VC cash, so they can beam their useless business cards to each other, like some kind of high tech mating ritual.
I bet more angry, layed off engineers are going to buy this thing to see what all the fuss was about. More than Little Billy and Soccer Mom Jane.
Still, I hope this thing tanks. Palms have and probably always will be obsoleted by pen and notepad.