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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."

6 of 293 comments (clear)

  1. Re:For What It's Worth $999 in 1998 = $1333 Today by sopssa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well what it's worth the first tech demos about it were disclosed 4-5 months ago and more details now an month ago. They usually disclose technical things earlier on rather like Apple who goes fully by PR and marketing (and where it makes sense to disclose products and have strict NDA's to keep it secret just prior launch to keep all the fanboys hype it)

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

    What?

  3. 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."
  4. 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!

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

    How much is Microsoft paying per post?

  6. 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.