Palm-to-Palm Combat
Platform: Palm OS
Leader: Palm Inc.
Allies (who are also competitors): Handspring, Sony, IBM
Strengths: Brand recognition, customer loyalty, simplicity, huge
developer base and software selection, long battery life, integrated
wireless option, low-cost entry models
Weaknesses: Inferior screens, no standard expansion slot, aging OS,
upcoming chip-change challenge
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Platform: Pocket PC
Leader: Microsoft
Allies: Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Casio
Strengths: Good screens, faster processors, good integration with
Windows and Outlook, Pocket versions of Microsoft Office and Internet
applications built in, multiple expansion options, corporate IT support
Weaknesses: Expensive, more-complex user interface, history of
failure, shorter battery life, inconsistent expansion options, no
integrated wireless yet, less software, fewer developers
Source: Chronicle research
excerpted from.... sfgate.com |
