Microsoft came out with a competing technology in that timeframe called 'Microsoft Pen Computing' as a direct response to the hype around General Magic. https:

Microsoft came out with a competing technology in that timeframe called 'Microsoft Pen Computing' as a direct response to the hype around General Magic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_for_Pen_Computing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_for_Pen_Computing