Microsoft Windows CE Devices Outsell 3COM PalmPilot 3 to 1; New color palm-size PC devices are a big hit in Europe
BUSINESS WIRE - June 07, 1999 14:13
DENVER, Jun 7, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- Microsoft Europe highlighted growing signs of momentum for the Windows CE platform with the announcement today that new color palm-size PC products are outselling 3COM PalmPilot products 3 to 1 in France. Early feedback from retailers indicate similar results are expected in other European markets for new products recently introduced from a range of partners including Casio, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, andPhilips.
"Microsoft's Windows CE on the new Compaq Aero palm-size PC has drawn in three times more customers into our central Paris store than previous numbers and the new device is now outselling all other palm products. This is a record for a new product launch," said Mr. Dewavrin, CEO of Surcouf, one of the leading PC and software retailers in France. "We clearly sense momentum shifting in favor of products based on the Windows CE platform."
"With the new capabilities in palm-size computing enabled by Windows CE and our focus on corporate mobility, our new Compaq Aero color product has sold through more than 10,000 units in its first two weeks of sales and is outselling PalmPilot in many European markets including France and Germany," said Gernot Radl, Business Development Manager, Handheld Products for Compaq Europe Middle East and Africa. "We expect to be the leading supplier of Windows CE PC Companion products within 12 months given the excitement over the new Aero."
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