Tuesday, March 18, 2003
HP Has No Plans For Combo Device
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 01:00 PM
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go=news.view&news=3163
"But an integrated device is not a path HP intends to pursue. The company has canned the Jornada 628 [sic] smartphone it has been selling in the UK for just less than a year and won’t be launching an integrated iPaq PDA any time soon. “We’ve done extensive market research and come to the conclusion that consumers prefer a two-piece solution of mobile phone and PDA communicating via Bluetooth,” said Antoine Barre, HP European vice president. “The market isn’t ready for sophisticated devices, although businesses are crying out for them in terms of manageability.”
That is fine with me personally. A PDA with a screen large enough to use is too big to hold up to your ear and a device small enough to hold to your head has a screen that is too small to be useful. Of course, that is my personal opinion and I hope devices like the Samsung i700 are met with great success. I'll keep my dual device lifestyle. :)
"But an integrated device is not a path HP intends to pursue. The company has canned the Jornada 628 [sic] smartphone it has been selling in the UK for just less than a year and won’t be launching an integrated iPaq PDA any time soon. “We’ve done extensive market research and come to the conclusion that consumers prefer a two-piece solution of mobile phone and PDA communicating via Bluetooth,” said Antoine Barre, HP European vice president. “The market isn’t ready for sophisticated devices, although businesses are crying out for them in terms of manageability.”
That is fine with me personally. A PDA with a screen large enough to use is too big to hold up to your ear and a device small enough to hold to your head has a screen that is too small to be useful. Of course, that is my personal opinion and I hope devices like the Samsung i700 are met with great success. I'll keep my dual device lifestyle. :)
