Monday, November 4, 2002
I Don't Want to Feed the Rumour Mills, But...
Posted by Brad Adrian in "HARDWARE" @ 08:47 AM
http://www.firstloox.org/October_2002.htm
The firstloox.com site recently posted some news provided by one of its readers mentioning a delay in the U.S. launch of the Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox. There's been no hard corroboration from other sources, so I guess this has to still be considered a rumour.
"I regret to inform you that one of the [Fujitsu] VPs called me yesterday and left a voice mail on my phone. He clearly stated that 'Fujitsu has changed its strategy' and that LOOX 'will be delayed by around 6-8 months and is definetly not coming to the US market in the near future.' I called him back for information and when i aksed why, he said 'well, partly technical and part other' he also mentioned that the loox had 'some problems with its speakers' and that they also intend to 'improve the wireless features' on the LOOX. He hesitated on providing more specifics, but bottom line: NO LOOX IN AMERICA FOR A LONG TIME."
If this is true, it's a real shame. I was hoping that a Pocket PC Phone Edition device with the loox's expanded capabilities would be here before long. I guess the HTC-built version of the XDA may enjoy a U.S. monopoly for a bit longer...
The firstloox.com site recently posted some news provided by one of its readers mentioning a delay in the U.S. launch of the Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox. There's been no hard corroboration from other sources, so I guess this has to still be considered a rumour.
"I regret to inform you that one of the [Fujitsu] VPs called me yesterday and left a voice mail on my phone. He clearly stated that 'Fujitsu has changed its strategy' and that LOOX 'will be delayed by around 6-8 months and is definetly not coming to the US market in the near future.' I called him back for information and when i aksed why, he said 'well, partly technical and part other' he also mentioned that the loox had 'some problems with its speakers' and that they also intend to 'improve the wireless features' on the LOOX. He hesitated on providing more specifics, but bottom line: NO LOOX IN AMERICA FOR A LONG TIME."
If this is true, it's a real shame. I was hoping that a Pocket PC Phone Edition device with the loox's expanded capabilities would be here before long. I guess the HTC-built version of the XDA may enjoy a U.S. monopoly for a bit longer...
