Thursday, March 2, 2006
HP Says No to Non-Converged Handheld Devices
Posted by Darius Wey in "NEWS" @ 03:00 PM
"The traditional pen-based PDA market will evaporate within the next four years without significant product innovation, according to Hewlett-Packard (HP). The company will therefore continue to focus the majority of its handheld efforts on converged smart phone devices, relegating its traditional PDAs to the entry-level consumer and SMB markets."
Nothing surprising here. It's only a matter of time before converged devices replace non-converged devices, and the fact that HP hasn't released any groundbreaking standalone PDAs since the hx4700 (no, the rx1950 doesn't count) is a testament to that. And where's Dell in all this?
Nothing surprising here. It's only a matter of time before converged devices replace non-converged devices, and the fact that HP hasn't released any groundbreaking standalone PDAs since the hx4700 (no, the rx1950 doesn't count) is a testament to that. And where's Dell in all this?
