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Bob Russell · 04-23-2006, 07:25 AM

I hope Dell is going into UMPCs! But I still think companies are crazy to release an Origami device before the new cheaper and power conserving cpus come out (unless it's simply for brand recognition in that market or a trial run to gear up for the "perfect" product later). I guess the recent news is that they will generally be using Intel, which is one reason the price point of $400-$500 may take longer.

On the Dell PDA front, we have some more news from Palm Addicts and Brighthand, but still inconclusive... http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12175

Sounds very feasible. But then that's what the strategy would be for a slick PR person at Dell if they were dumping the pdas soon also. For example, they may not have made a final decision, but don't intend to ever continue with another pda, yet want to milk the current model.

If they were planning to continue with pdas, I think they would at least be in development of the next generation already, so to me this indicates that they are pretty much done. If that's the case, it's a shame because they really did provide some great devices. (I wonder who did the manufacturing for them?) And the only reason that the x51v isn't completely spectacular is the growing pains that come with Win Mobile 5. But in time that will shake out. I just hope it shakes out in a Dell pda also.

So maybe they are sticking with it, maybe they are not. But whatever their plans are, at least they aren't running out of the market and abandoning the user base the way Sony did a few years back!

04-23-2006, 07:25 AM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I hope Dell is going into UMPCs! But I still think companies are crazy to release an Origami device before the new cheaper and power conserving cpus come out (unless it's simply for brand recognition in that market or a trial run to gear up for the "perfect" product later). I guess the recent news is that they will generally be using Intel, which is one reason the price point of $400-$500 may take longer. On the Dell PDA front, we have some more news from Palm Addicts and Brighthand, but still inconclusive... http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12175 Sounds very feasible. But then that's what the strategy would be for a slick PR person at Dell if they were dumping the pdas soon also. For example, they may not have made a final decision, but don't intend to ever continue with another pda, yet want to milk the current model. If they were planning to continue with pdas, I think they would at least be in development of the next generation already, so to me this indicates that they are pretty much done. If that's the case, it's a shame because they really did provide some great devices. (I wonder who did the manufacturing for them?) And the only reason that the x51v isn't completely spectacular is the growing pains that come with Win Mobile 5. But in time that will shake out. I just hope it shakes out in a Dell pda also. So maybe they are sticking with it, maybe they are not. But whatever their plans are, at least they aren't running out of the market and abandoning the user base the way Sony did a few years back!