03-19-2003, 11:06 AM
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HP dumps Pocket PC phones
Source: MSMobiles.com
We’ve done extensive market research and come to the conclusion that consumers prefer a two-piece solution of mobile phone and PDA communicating via Bluetooth,” said Antoine Barre, HP European vice president. “The market isn’t ready for sophisticated devices, although businesses are crying out for them in terms of manageability.”
Commentary: HP finds no big business opportunity in Pocket PC phones! Well, we don´t believe! Actually as everybody knows HP had technical problems with GSM/GPRS extension jacket for iPAQs and it is rather technical problems, than lack of business opportunities, that motivates HP. This is sad news, that we will not see Pocket PC phones from HP, because iPAQs were (are?) the classic Pocket PCs - the best brand among Pocket PCs! Now other companies are taking over Pocket PC business with superior products however: Dell, Viewsonic...
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