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To: Ingenious who wrote (25620)	3/31/1999 7:04:00 AM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

Perceptive rundown of real world for handheld OS. My concern is that the Q has taken a step toward a loser in this - WinCE. And MSFT is a force to be careful about - viz. Citrix experience - where sometime (rarely) it is possible to have a win win but a tightrope walk usually. Don't expect the Q to fall off the tightrope, but worry. All just IMO based on observation from outside over the years. Chaz

To: Ingenious who wrote (25620)	3/31/1999 10:14:00 AM
From: JGoren	Respond to of 152472

How does Symbian fit into your model? Won't that OS be proprietary? Open system--with a plethora of new products, won't folks soon avoid an OS that won't allow new features to be added on with a firmware update? It seems to me that consumer doesn't want a bunch of devices that do different things; the idea that one is avoiding the "high cost" of the big PC disappears if you have to buy several devices, for the total cost can then really add up and be more than the PC. I have never used WinCE, but as a non-techie, WinCE does have one advantage, because of Windows it is familiar. Remember, the average consumer is just now getting used to Windows. If WinCE can be made simple and efficient for the handheld devices, I don't know that the average consumer will be anti-Mfst. BTW, just want are the "defects" of WinCE?