Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Does the spin never end?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 04:00 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=75&ncid=738&e=6&u=/nf/20020909/tc_nf/19341
"In the United States, Palm's market share has climbed five percentage points since the start of the year, said Mace, and currently sits near the 90 percent mark. " Give me a break.
The only way Palm is at 90% is if you assume every device they ever sold is still in use. Raise your hand if you and your coworkers have a Palm Pilot 1000, 5000 or even an original Palm III in service. Uh huh. I thought so.
Well, rest assured, the battle between Palm and Microsoft goes well beyond marketing, and even beyond PDA enthusiast sites.
Microsoft has a war chest ready to go. "And while Palm recently launched an upgrade of its OS with multimedia and enhanced security features, IDC analyst Weili Su noted that Microsoft has some US$30 billion at its disposal to push its Pocket PC and upcoming Smartphone 2002 software. Gartner vice president Ken Dulaney contended that Palm's new OS will offer an attractive alternative to Pocket PC on the enterprise side, but he said Palm faces short-term challenges in getting users to make the transition. "They are building a whole new platform," he told Wireless NewsFactor. "
"In the United States, Palm's market share has climbed five percentage points since the start of the year, said Mace, and currently sits near the 90 percent mark. " Give me a break.
The only way Palm is at 90% is if you assume every device they ever sold is still in use. Raise your hand if you and your coworkers have a Palm Pilot 1000, 5000 or even an original Palm III in service. Uh huh. I thought so.Well, rest assured, the battle between Palm and Microsoft goes well beyond marketing, and even beyond PDA enthusiast sites.
Microsoft has a war chest ready to go. "And while Palm recently launched an upgrade of its OS with multimedia and enhanced security features, IDC analyst Weili Su noted that Microsoft has some US$30 billion at its disposal to push its Pocket PC and upcoming Smartphone 2002 software. Gartner vice president Ken Dulaney contended that Palm's new OS will offer an attractive alternative to Pocket PC on the enterprise side, but he said Palm faces short-term challenges in getting users to make the transition. "They are building a whole new platform," he told Wireless NewsFactor. "
