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The iPad vs. Microsoft's "Jupiter" Devices

Posted by timothy on from the that-was-then-this-is-jobs dept.

harrymcc writes "A dozen years ago, Microsoft convinced major manufacturers to put Windows CE inside devices that looked like undersized touchscreen personal computers. The platform was code-named 'Jupiter' and shipped as Handheld PC Pro, and it flopped — it turned out that people wanted full-strength notebooks. But in retrospect, it was a clear antecedent of what Apple is doing — much more successfully — with the iPad."

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  1. Re:12 year old product compares to iPad, and couri by ChinggisK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What?

  2. Re:12 year old product compares to iPad, and couri by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mr Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr Plow!

    --
    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  3. Re:Bingo by Dachannien · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, but who wants a 747 filling the entry way to the bathroom, when a door does the job so well?

    Dude, that would be totally awesome!

  4. Re:12 year old product compares to iPad, and couri by Sir+Holo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How much is Microsoft paying per post?

  5. Re:12 year old product compares to iPad, and couri by rinoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Insightful?!!! This is troll bait.

      Just goes to show how stupid this /. poser is. Slap an Apple logo on a device and all rational reasoning ability goes out the window.