"Nobody buys traditional handhelds anymore"
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Palm's Mistakes
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· Score: 2, Interesting
Obviously that analyst slept through the Zire phase of Palm's business. Getting that line out proved that people were still willing to buy a low-cost non-convergence device.
Didn't Ayn Rand write about this in "Atlas Shrugged"?
Wasn't her Oil Baron hero-figure, "Wyatt", the guy that figured out how to efficiently extract oil out of shale. And in Colorado no less?
How interesting.
Although I enjoyed and agreed with the article, they glossed over Plug-n-Play. That IMO, more than anything, is what keeps Windows ahead of Linux in usage.
Plug in a USB device and it works. Plug in a device, and pop in the CD when prompted. I have had more problems with USB devices on Linux -- even USB storage -- that it is a major detractor to widespread acceptance.
I do like the selection of Linux apps (for the types that I use) though.
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Obviously that analyst slept through the Zire phase of Palm's business. Getting that line out proved that people were still willing to buy a low-cost non-convergence device.
Didn't Ayn Rand write about this in "Atlas Shrugged"? Wasn't her Oil Baron hero-figure, "Wyatt", the guy that figured out how to efficiently extract oil out of shale. And in Colorado no less? How interesting.
Although I enjoyed and agreed with the article, they glossed over Plug-n-Play. That IMO, more than anything, is what keeps Windows ahead of Linux in usage. Plug in a USB device and it works. Plug in a device, and pop in the CD when prompted. I have had more problems with USB devices on Linux -- even USB storage -- that it is a major detractor to widespread acceptance. I do like the selection of Linux apps (for the types that I use) though.