To Alan Kiester:
You attacked me with these remarks...
Who are you trying to influence with these juvenile statements? Your credibility has hit bottom. Microsoft does a lot of things well but their versions 1 of anything is rarely much good.
In my own defense I wanted to state that Pocket PC is the third iteration of their "CE" ("consumer electronics") software, not the first draft. And if you are suggesting I made these remarks in an effort to buoy up Microsoft's share price or to prosper from a short of Palm you are sorely mistaken. My motivation is pure and unbridled enthusiasm for SanDisk. Was that unclear?
Additionally, there has been plenty of hype surrounding PALM and its recent IPO. It is this type of sensationalism that hurts individual investors, or at least those who chase IPO's. I offer to you the following post...
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My biggest gripe with Palm is not their success, rather the fact that the Palm Pilot is overrated from a consumer perspective. It does things great, like PIM. I goes forever with a fresh battery. It rarely crashes. But, at the same time, it doesn't exploit the potential and excitement of portable computing. It lacks the quality interfaces with "cutting edge" consumer gadgets. You don't have to look far to see this. The release of the IIIc is just one example. A color LCD screen is great, but why leave out functionality like a CF slot that would allow an interface with a digital camera? I have tried to understand this maneuver. I really have. I think it speaks to the weakness of the operating system and the processor...
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The motivation behind my post last night was to emphasize my enthusiasm for Windows CE and Pocket PC. I think these are awesome OS's. I believe that the devices which utilize them are phenomenal. I own 2 of them. I believe Microsoft brings great value to the consumer with the multimedia functions in these devices. And Microsoft accomplishes this on a single platform and supports is with a plethora of software applications and hardware inserts that can be concealed within the device, not plastered on the outside or tethered to cables.
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I am not the only person who is big on Pocket PC either. Nor am I insular in my beliefs about the future of palm computing (in a generic sense)...
news.cnet.com
"By the end of the year, Microsoft will go from being a relatively small player in the market to taking a significant amount of market share from Palm," said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst with Gartner Group. "It's going to be a huge success for the company."
The handheld PC market is Palm's to lose. They are going to have a run for their money. I have posted substantive information on many occasions in the recent past which justifies my enthusiasm for Pocket PC. It is not only stuff I have plucked off the Internet, but also first-hand user experiences.
Finally, I take pride in avoiding personal attacks. I take pride in posting factual information. And, most importantly, I take pride in expressing my enthusiasm about SanDisk in whatever form it may take. If I have been overly optimistic or even unrealistically optimistic in the past it is because I am overwhelmed by the potential of SanDisk. I am completely enthralled and besotten with SanDisk's products and the consumer products which they enable.
I am undeterred by any remarks you may make or any personal affronts you may construct. If my credibility is shaken from your perspective, please feel free to block my posts in the future. At the end of the day the facts remain the same.
Microsoft is going to have a go at Palm...
...and Palm is going to have their "kiester" handed to them.
Now let's get on with the party.
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