Really, do you think the mass market has been waiting for a device like the Foleo? No, I don't think so. The mass market follows general industry trends, and the trend is to minimize the amount of devices you have to carry around while keeping all core functionalities (e-mail, word processor, phone). Most smartphones today, like the Treo or the Blackberry or various Nokia phones, are capable of doing this.
If you want a keyboard, get a notebook. It is just as cumbersome to carry around as any other device that is considerably bigger than a smartphone.
From TheStreet's Priya Ganapati:
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Foleo is simply too limited in its use: It doesn't have a hard drive, runs the Linux operating system and falls into an in-between space, being larger than a phone and smaller than a laptop. The device basically just adds to the gadget clutter that users want to free themselves from, say analysts.
"I think this is going to be a massive failure," says Todd Kort, principal analyst with research firm Gartner. "The device is simply too big, too heavy to be carried around, and I think there are going to be better phones and laptops that will fill the need in a more sophisticated way."
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Foleo now seems like a sign of the company's desperation.
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