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To: Harvey Allen who wrote (23339)5/11/1999 2:13:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre  Read Replies (1) of 24154
 
Harvey,

>>Guru: Engineers Won't Design Next-Gen Systems
>>"The most successful handheld computer
has the slowest processor. The reason Palm is a winner
is because it uses trailing-edge technology and minimal
features.

The palm is one of the best examples of engineering for "functionality" over "form" that I can think of. Just how many MHz does a person really need to enter an address or appointment? About 75MHz on a WinCE machine and 16MHz on a Palm.

The Palm is a winner because it addressed the real needs of 80% of the market instead of trying to please the last 20% through feature-rich bloat. The result is that Palm users get 2-3 months from a set of batteries and WinCE users get hours. Let the user define the problem and the engineer solve them -- not the other way around.

Cheers,

Norm
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