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To: Junkyardawg who wrote (38290)	5/11/1999 12:25:00 AM
From: kathyh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

night dawg... one last thing before i go... this must be good news for coms, don't you think?? kathy :) news.com Screens delay Windows CE handhelds By Stephanie Miles Staff Writer, CNET News.com May 10, 1999, 12:50 p.m. PT Shipments of some new Windows CE handhelds have been delayed, Microsoft has confirmed, with sources pointing to shortages of the devices' color displays as the reason. Microsoft and partners Philips, Casio, Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, and Everex announced next generation palm-size PCs back in March. However, to date, few have released products, and observers say it could be a while before all announced manufacturers are shipping. Since launching the palm-size PCs last year, Microsoft and its partners have been in a race to catch up with Palm Computing and its popular line of Palm handhelds. Hopes were pinned on the "Wyvern" class of products, as the devices with color displays were code-named, as Microsoft's best chance of putting a dent in Palm's 72 percent market share in handhelds. But several manufacturers have been hit by shortages of the color displays for CE handhelds, which differentiate the devices from their black and white predecessors. So far, only Compaq, HP, and Philips have begun shipping "Wyvern" products. Philips introduced its latest Nino handheld today, which uses the color display.