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

    It's usually spelled "that was due yesterday"

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  4. 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?