Monday, June 24, 2002
More info on the Dell PDA
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "HARDWARE" @ 09:17 AM
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/1235/020624dellhandheld/
"Dell Computer Corp. is planning its first foray into the handheld market and has been negotiating with several Taiwanese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to produce a higher-end product to gun against rivals Toshiba Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., reports this week indicate."
Seems to be less and less of a rumor. It makes total sense though. "However, HP is phasing out its line of Jornada handhelds now that it has acquired Compaq Computer Corp. Instead, HP will push Compaq's iPAQ line of handhelds. Given that Dell and Compaq are long-time rivals, it is unlikely that Dell would want to resell Compaq-designed handhelds and may be looking for a similar branded PDA with which it can compete. "The 'new HP' is clearly the target here," said Ars senior analyst for mobile computing Matt Sargent, who worked with Bhavnani on the report."
So Dude, are you getting a Dell?
"Dell Computer Corp. is planning its first foray into the handheld market and has been negotiating with several Taiwanese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to produce a higher-end product to gun against rivals Toshiba Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., reports this week indicate."
Seems to be less and less of a rumor. It makes total sense though. "However, HP is phasing out its line of Jornada handhelds now that it has acquired Compaq Computer Corp. Instead, HP will push Compaq's iPAQ line of handhelds. Given that Dell and Compaq are long-time rivals, it is unlikely that Dell would want to resell Compaq-designed handhelds and may be looking for a similar branded PDA with which it can compete. "The 'new HP' is clearly the target here," said Ars senior analyst for mobile computing Matt Sargent, who worked with Bhavnani on the report."
So Dude, are you getting a Dell?
