With PDA + wireless technology , we do not need Notebooks anymore. Because the PDA can work as a smart remote terminal communicate with your PCs at home or at the office remotely.
For Microsoft to win the CE war, the followings need to be done:
1) The CE need to be simple, less power consumption for battery powered PDA, and communicable with WINDOW OS in the regular PCs. Because , lot of folks buying PDA is for convenience , and they will use their PDAs to communicate remotely, wirelessly with their PCs at home. So, CE needs to communicate with window OS.
PDA just like a portable wireless terminal, you can bring it anywhere with you , and you can also use it to communicate with your PC remotely and wirelessly at home.
So, a PDA is also work like a communication tool.
The notebook is a fully equipped PCs , and you bring the full PCs with you when you travel, it is inconvenient. What you really need is just the terminal , so that you can use this terminal to access your PCs remotely when you are on the road, so it is more convenient and flexable. You really do not need to bring your PC with you when you travel, as long as you can access your PC remotely on the road.
So, the concept of PC is completely changed. |
