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To: Paul Engel who wrote (44683)	6/19/2001 9:07:11 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

"PocketPC may have been late, but it is the fastest growing OS in the PDA/Handheld "space"." Again, because of one particular machine. Unlike the desktop, WinCE has no application advantage over any other operating system, it is not like add on applications are that big of a factor for handhelds. If it were, the iPaq would have had a lot of problems, until very recently almost all of the applications for WinCE were either MIPS or SH-3. And WinCE has some significant downsides. It is slow and a resource hog. Running a wireless link has, well some peculiarities that impact it's usefulness. The facts indicate that Compaq hit a sweet spot as far as size, battery life, display and functionality. WinCE has little to do with it.