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HP's not the sort of company that can enter a new market like this and turn it on its ear This isn't a new market for HP. They've been a leader in the PocketPC
by CWuestefeld 17y ago
HP's not the sort of company that can enter a new market like this and turn it on its ear
This isn't a new market for HP. They've been a leader in the PocketPC space for years, with their Axim line, and Compaq's Ipaq link (no, Apple didn't invent the "i" thing).
I wonder now what's to become of the Ipaqs. I assume that the Windows Mobile based devices will simply be phased out.
- megablast 17y agoReplace Axim with Jornada.
- evo_9 17y agoI didn't mean to imply this was a new market for HP. I meant that they haven't historically torn up a new market the way say Sony has in the past. Bringing webOS to a Slate device actually makes a lot of sense; I hadn't considered that and honestly that might be the real reason they pulled the trigger.
- zain 17y agoThe Axim was from Dell, not HP. The iPaq was created by Compaq and taken over by HP in their acquisition.
- CWuestefeld 17y ago+1 for you on the Dell thing; my mistake. But my point still stands on the ipaq thing.
- bitwize 17y agoiPaq was originally intended as a brand for an iMac-clone PC marketed by Compaq. So, yes, Apple did invent the "i" thing for consumer electronics.