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Five Years Later, Newton Still Going Strong
CrezzyMan writes "Today is the five year anniversary of Apple's cancellation of the Newton platform. In spite of this, the Newton community has remained stronger than ever: it has even been the subject of academic research. In just the last few days, an IrCOMM stack and a new connection library have been released, on top of OS X syncing and 802.11b support."
The Newton is just a pocket bible for the cult of the Apple
D'oh!
...but as a picture frame!
The LCD screen died on me (note to self: don't store in backpack, then toss backpack).
So, I took the guts out, and it makes a really nifty picture frame now (the case nicely displays a 4x6 photo).
"Jesus saves, but everyone else in a 10 foot radius takes full damage from the fireball."
I think the term "has remained stronger than ever" warrents some investigation.
M@
Krispy Cream is people
It is official; Netcraft now confirms: the Newton is dying
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered the Newton community when Slashdot confirmed that the Newton market share has dropped yet again, 5 years after it was discontinued by Apple. Coming on the heels of a recent Netcraft survey which plainly states that the Newton has lost more market share, this news serves to reinforce what we've known all along. the Apple Newton is collapsing in complete disarray..
You don't need to be a Kreskin to predict the Newton's future. The hand writing is on the wall: the Newton faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for the Newton because the Newton is dying. Things are looking very bad for the Newton. As many of us are already aware, the Apple Newton continues to lose market share. At Apple the red ink flows like a river of blood.
The Newton development team is also dead, its corpse turned over to yet another charnel house.
All major surveys show that the Newton has steadily declined in market share. the Newton is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very dim. If the Newton is to survive at all it will be among handheld dilettante dabblers and hangers-on. the Newton continues to decay. Nothing short of a miracle could save it at this point in time. For all practical purposes, the Newton is dead.
Fact: the Newton is dying
Trolling is a art,
Anyone else keep on getting Handspring banner ads while viewing this story? ;)
->www.chuma.org, ranting and Newtons, what more could you want?
Not after that slashdotting!
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Pick your poison. This post is really stupid. The Newton 2000 and 2100s were really awesome, and still impress people when you show them around the things.
Big deal that it's a "dead" platform. Some people still have them, like them, use them, and want to keep using them until they no longer work.
What should you care if they do just that? Are they somehow infringing on your ability to use whatever PDA you have?
What an asshat.
Think I'm a troll? One word. You.
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Your a fucking dumbas's! You're a fucking dumbass!
Plural's!
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Fig newtons are pretty good. The apple newtons are not. I guess thats why they had to do away with the Apple Newton
Worst. Sig. Ever!
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Wow, a whole $150!?
Is that a Newton in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
EAT UP MARTHA
right here Bought it in 1972 and it does everything I need, everything since then has just been 'more and more' of the same thing. Pfft.
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i gefinitebly regret having sold my Newton 8 yeans ago. Tbe best tbing you coulh do was change ohannels on airport TVs by flddling arouhd witb the IR port. Obher than that tbe thing was pretty useless.