Sharp Plans To Pull Zaurus From U.S. Market

Eugenia writes "Facing stiff competition and low sales, a Sharp representative has informed InfoSyncWorld that the company has decided to fully withdraw its Zaurus SL line of Linux-based handhelds from the U.S. market and focus on its home market in Japan. The recent similar withdraws of Sony and Toshiba pretty much left PalmOne and RIM fighting alone HP and Dell in a saturated PDA market inundated with U.S. brands. People don't seem to be willing to pay a premium for gadgets and alternative systems, and primarily in the corporate market customers prefer to buy from the same suppliers as for their corporate hardware."

Comments

Re:Saturation

[Babbster]

One does tend to find PDA use slightly less common behind the McDonald's counter.

Re:Saturation

[jrockway]

I use a PDA. I use it to manage my schedule (along with iCal) and use it at work to take notes when I'm in remote computer labs. If only I could get 802.1x & Clarify CRM support...

It is easier than using paper and plus people know you're a computer nerd. :)

Oh editors, you spelled "stuff" wrong...