06-03-2004, 07:13 AM
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Join Date: 12-31-2003
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Location: Cleveland, OH
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PDAPhone: Treo 700W
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Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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Originally posted by equus
As far as I can remember, I think this is the first time to find a fairly good sized Japanese Business conglomerate to throw in the towel. I am sure they have another huge product up their sleeve. Sony Electronics is not a company that retreats... they are an aggresive product-oriented company. They have a good track record to prove that.
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From what I've heard lately, they are trying to focux more on mini PC's (particularly in the US) rather than PDAs, due to market issues:
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGN-U50/
As far as I understand, They don't plan on putting much more effort into SE. I think the odds of a decent PDA phone from them are pretty slim. They haven't done very well with the P800/900 and, in general, don't seem all that focused on mobile technology. I agree that it's terribly unfortunate. My UX50 is, by far, my favorite device I have ever owned and I was truly looking forward to updating it someday. NO ONE has come out with a PDA that even comes close, both in form and functionality.
Regarding the trend toward PDA phones over PDAs, check out this article:
http://www.theregister.com/2004/06/0...mobile_market/ __________________
Amber. I'm finally converged, and lovin' it!
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