T.S. Eliot described human life as ending "not with a bang, but with a whimper." It seems the same can be said about the life of a handheld computer line. While companies proudly announce their forays into the world of PDAs, few send out press releases when they leave.
Take Philips for example. Back in 1998, it launched the Nino Palm-size PC, claiming it would take handheld computing to a new realm. It didn't, and less than two years later Philips quietly called it quits.
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