Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:<[log in to unmask]>...

> So I went looking further on the Internet, between compiles and
> SQL pre-processings.
> In a few seconds, I came up with this:
> http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2001/07/27/palm_loses.html
>
> http://www.allnetdevices.com/industry/reality/2001/07/30/handheld_horse.html
>
> http://www4.gartner.com/5_about/press_room/pr20010726b.html
>
> These clippings definitely talk about number of units as market share
> measurements.  That is the way I understand these things, but perhaps there
> are many people who understand market share to be total amount of revenue by
> segments, (PalmOS, Pocket PC, Psion and others.)


There is still a big problem with the numbers.  They are pitting the
company Palm vs ALL Pocket PC manufacturers, as opposed to pitting ALL
PalmOS manufacturers vs ALL Pocket PC manufacturers.  Supposedly
Handspring alone now sells nearly as many PalmOS devices as Palm
itself does.

After doing quite a bit of research on Palm vs Pocket PC, I decided on
a Visor Prism.  $299 for 8meg + color display, plus a visor phone
which allows me to get cellular phone calls and get internet access at
9.6k (free when you buy a new visor and sign up for service).  In
addition I bought a GPS device ($142) and an MP3 player that has an
additional 64 meg on it, an additional memory slot free, and its own
batteries (~$150).

Total cost for GPS + Cell phone + wireless internet + MP3 player +
color organizer + 64 meg expansion : $620 (that includes the $20
startup fee for the phone / internet).

You cant even get close to that price with a PocketPC!  The best you
can do is get a Jornada 525, a 16 meg Pocket PC with serial synch
connection (my visor has USB) for $299.   Big problem with this and
other low end Pocket PC devices is that they cant run the new version
of Pocket PC 2002 - they dont use the new standard Intel ARM
processors, so you are guaranteed to have problems running new apps in
the near future.  Plus, you'll still have big problems coming anywhere
near the price point of the Handspring Visor with all those options.
Just getting cell phone + internet will add $300 to the Jornada, then
you still need to add a GPS (at least $150) and 64 meg for storage
($80).  Now you're talking ~$850 for a low-end PocketPC with similar
features as the Prism above, and that PocketPC is guaranteed not to be
able to to run new Pocket PC apps.  If you opt for a new ARM powered
PocketPC, you are talking another $200+ so ~$1050.
Thats like 70% more expensive!


-Dan

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