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AvantGo Shutting Down, Changing Markets

Posted by timothy on from the oh-fickle-fate dept.

codebudo writes "AvantGo, the once ubiquitous application for all PDAs, is shutting down its web sync service. Users of the service have just begun to see banners stating, 'Starting June 30, Avantgo will no longer offer mobile web content.' According to parent company Sybase, AvantGo will transition from a mobile web service, to an SMS advertising and content delivery system."

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  1. A great idea but outdated now by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Back when I had my first Palm Pilot and the modem was a dial-up modem it was unrealistic to view the internet any other way than to sync up a load of content to take with you.

    These days that's just backwards and unnecessary. So I'm not surprised they're giving it up.

    Their service was awesome years ago and I was very grateful for it.

  2. And that's one reason I don't use "The Cloud" by wiredog · · Score: 3, Insightful

    for data storage.

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  3. They shoulda seen it coming by Chysn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Back in 1998, when I actually used AvantGo with a Palm m100, I was annoyed by the need to sync, but I knew that it wouldn't be long before handheld devices could access the internet on their own. AvantGo had a pretty decent service for the time, and they should have been pretty well-positioned for handheld internet a long time ago.

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  4. You mean a SPAM company, right? by kheldan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    AvantGo will transition from a mobile web service, to an SMS advertising and content delivery system

    Just what we all need: someone spamming our goddamned cellphones with junk SMS. Die in a fire, AvantGo.

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