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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Remember, when the Palm Pilot first came out, a lot of the geekerati snorted at it as being too underpowered and awkward, compared to the existing PDAs of the day (rough as they were). But with Palm's advertising and promotional efforts, the Pilot was a huge success, and today people who wouldn't even consider a modern PDA still use their old Palms for PIM (because they held up nicely).
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You are partially right. It was advertising that made Palm an initial success. But it is where it is today because some geeks fell in love with the device - made new and exciting software for it and pushed the unit far beyond what Palm's creators envisioned.
Take a look at most technology. Products that locked out the geeks tend to fail. Products that let the geeks explore and expand the product tend to succeed.
Remember, it's the geeks who like shiny new toys (preferably ones with blinking lights). It's the geeks who blaze the new trails in technology. And, more importantly for the Foleo, it's the geeks who get the new technology, figure out how to use it in the business and show management what can be done with it.
If the Foleo doesn't get geek support, it will be no more than an overpriced Treo add-on - and will probably fail.