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Are PDAs Simply Finished?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the postponing-the-inevitable dept.

angkor writes "After Sony's sudden plan to discontinue the Clie and pull out of the American PDA market, many industry observers have increased their speculation about the demise of the PDA, in general. The Japanese electronics giant was defeated in the American market by increased competition and an industry-wide decline in PDA sales."

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  1. can't be! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    that would make the Star Trek future all wrong!

  2. That depends... by dotslashconfig · · Score: 1, Funny

    I see people fucking and making kissy faces in the street all the time. So in that respect - no, PDA's are alive and well... and arousing.

    That reminds me... the Olsen Twins turned 18 today.

    1. Re:That depends... by kunudo · · Score: 2, Funny

      What's this talk about a PDA industry then?

  3. Zaurus? by hoover · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only "additional" feature I require on my PDA in addition to all the run of the mill stuff is that it runs Nethack. The Zaurus does this nicely, so I won't have to buy a new PDA while this one lasts and doesn't break ;-)

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  4. Beermats rock! by O2dude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why spend money on a PDA when you've got beermats?

    In an amazingly cheap package Beermats offer:

    - open, multi-language platform
    - totally flexible UI
    - multi-person visible display surface
    - great information exchange function
    - unlimited battery life
    - great array of games
    - OEM-custom skinning
    - extremly svelte form-factor.
    - comes free with Beer!

    And if all of this isn;t enough, power-users can always step up to Backs of Envelopes.

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    1. Re:Beermats rock! by K-Man · · Score: 2, Funny

      Much as I like this platform, I find that the display tends to get blurry after a few hours of use. Are they working on a fix for this problem?

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  5. Re:Requisite default answer. by Fred_A · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's usually spelled "that was due yesterday"

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  6. Re:My PDA cost $0.89 by Moofie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh huh.

    What happens when you lose your pad? You lose all the information in it.

    What happens when I lose my Palm? I buy another one at Fry's for $50 and bring it home, push the button on the cradle, and it's indistinguishable from my old one.

    The data is valuable. The device is not.

    So shove your condescending "Why don't you use a pencil?" attitude up your ass. With your pencil.

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  7. Re:Priced in the wrong direction by gnu-generation-one · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Unfortunate, I really liked Monopoly for Palm."

    Don't you need Windows to run a monopoly?