Monday, June 13, 2005
A Look Back on the Pocket PCs Rise to Success
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 03:00 PM
"So far, until someone proves to me otherwise, Microsoft appears to be going about this build-out in all the right ways, and has been very smart about it. One of Microsoft's first stakes in the ground for mobile media, for example, was its PocketPC PDA operating system. Unlike with Palm's initial strategy and, for the most part, Apple's current strategy, Microsoft's only model for operating systems is to license them to hardware manufacturers and then to let those vendors duke it out in the market. When PocketPC first arrived on the market, a lot of people laughed it off. I didn't."
This article is mostly about Microsoft's movements in the digital media realm, but the illustration that David Berlind gives is the history of the Pocket PC, and how Microsoft deftly positioned the Windows Mobile platform into a market success. It's an interesting read.
This article is mostly about Microsoft's movements in the digital media realm, but the illustration that David Berlind gives is the history of the Pocket PC, and how Microsoft deftly positioned the Windows Mobile platform into a market success. It's an interesting read.
