Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Gateway Still Wavering On The PDA Front
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 10:55 PM
"After putting its plans to release a personal digital assistant on hold last August, Gateway still hasn't decided when, or if, it plans to release such a device as part of its push into consumer electronics, a spokesman said Wednesday."
One of the reasons, offered by Todd Kort, is that Gateway is trying to target consumers more, and may believe that a WM2003 device is better suited for the corporate market. While I might debate that, it might not be such a terrible idea to play a wait-and-see game while the PDA market is still slow and dominated by a few very successful players. I can't imagine that Gateway would carve out a niche as large as Dell has at this point.
One of the reasons, offered by Todd Kort, is that Gateway is trying to target consumers more, and may believe that a WM2003 device is better suited for the corporate market. While I might debate that, it might not be such a terrible idea to play a wait-and-see game while the PDA market is still slow and dominated by a few very successful players. I can't imagine that Gateway would carve out a niche as large as Dell has at this point.
