Thursday, February 21, 2002
Can Pocket PC beat Palm? Sure. Here's how
Posted by marlof in "ARTICLE" @ 03:42 PM
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2848712,00.html
Kent Pribbernow, guest columnist for the ZDNet Anchordesk, wrote a column on how he thinks the Pocket PC can beat Palm. He feels that too much weight is put on the corporate market, and more attention should be paid to the consumer's market. "If Microsoft is truly serious about being the dominant player in the PDA market, somewhere along the way it must target consumers. As long as the company focuses its attention on the enterprise, the Pocket PC platform will be relegated to the role of corporate appliance, and be seen by mainstream users as an expensive luxury."
In his column Kent has some suggestions on the hardware, the functionality and practical applications, all of which should help Microsoft get to a bigger market including the consumers market. What do you feel? Is it time to go 'consumers', or should Microsoft try to win the market from the top down?
Kent Pribbernow, guest columnist for the ZDNet Anchordesk, wrote a column on how he thinks the Pocket PC can beat Palm. He feels that too much weight is put on the corporate market, and more attention should be paid to the consumer's market. "If Microsoft is truly serious about being the dominant player in the PDA market, somewhere along the way it must target consumers. As long as the company focuses its attention on the enterprise, the Pocket PC platform will be relegated to the role of corporate appliance, and be seen by mainstream users as an expensive luxury."
In his column Kent has some suggestions on the hardware, the functionality and practical applications, all of which should help Microsoft get to a bigger market including the consumers market. What do you feel? Is it time to go 'consumers', or should Microsoft try to win the market from the top down?
