Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Paul Thurrott Commentary on PDA Market
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 03:45 PM
"The question is whether these colorful, people-friendly devices can do anything to rejuvenate PDA sales. In addition to the aforementioned 12 percent drop in year-over-year sales, PDA sales plunged 33.1 percent between fourth quarter 2003 and first quarter 2004, a post-holiday sales drop that's larger than the market typically experiences. In the United States, PDA buyers are moving toward low-end products, such as the Zire family, whereas traditional business users are moving toward smart phones.
With its powerful Windows Mobile-based OS, which powers devices such as the Pocket PC, Microsoft was expected to eventually dominate the PDA market. But the market's move to smart phones might have forestalled and ultimately denied Microsoft that domination. Microsoft's smart phone entry, although well received by reviewers, has seen little traction thanks to resistance from traditional cell phone companies who are fearful of the software giant's motives."
Some strong views from Paul Thurrott, but that's his speciality. He's predicting that PDAs will die off and be replaced by Smartphones and Tablet PCs. What do you you think about this prediction?
With its powerful Windows Mobile-based OS, which powers devices such as the Pocket PC, Microsoft was expected to eventually dominate the PDA market. But the market's move to smart phones might have forestalled and ultimately denied Microsoft that domination. Microsoft's smart phone entry, although well received by reviewers, has seen little traction thanks to resistance from traditional cell phone companies who are fearful of the software giant's motives."
Some strong views from Paul Thurrott, but that's his speciality. He's predicting that PDAs will die off and be replaced by Smartphones and Tablet PCs. What do you you think about this prediction?
