Monday, June 24, 2002
Sharp to redouble efforts in PDA world
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 10:00 AM
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=BN5SLW5KDOYDOCRBAE0CFEYKEEATGIWD?type=technologynews&StoryID=1124040
"Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp said on Monday it aimed to bolster its slumping share in Japan's handheld computer market to 20 percent this business year from 10 percent to 20 percent last year, aided by new models. "There was a time when Sharp's (domestic) share was 50 percent, but last year it had fallen very low. This year we must capture a share of around 20 percent," he told reporters after a news conference unveiling a compact PDA for the Japanese market."
Uhm... ok. Nearly nothing to 20% in one year. Good luck. They will continue to use Linux as the operating system. I would expect to see a Sony-like deluge of devices. Sony is Sharp's main competitor in Japan in many product lines, PDA's included. "It's important that we put out a lot of new models" said Akira Mitarai, head of the company's communication systems business.
"Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp said on Monday it aimed to bolster its slumping share in Japan's handheld computer market to 20 percent this business year from 10 percent to 20 percent last year, aided by new models. "There was a time when Sharp's (domestic) share was 50 percent, but last year it had fallen very low. This year we must capture a share of around 20 percent," he told reporters after a news conference unveiling a compact PDA for the Japanese market."
Uhm... ok. Nearly nothing to 20% in one year. Good luck. They will continue to use Linux as the operating system. I would expect to see a Sony-like deluge of devices. Sony is Sharp's main competitor in Japan in many product lines, PDA's included. "It's important that we put out a lot of new models" said Akira Mitarai, head of the company's communication systems business.
