Is The Z, Archos Pma, Etc Dead? Options

[Cyberdoc1971]

I know some of this has been touched on in pother previous forums, but has the age of the Linux-powered pda (Zaurus/Archos PMA/Etc.) come to an end? This was in discussion especially when Sharp made the decision to discontinue the Zaurus line. I have also seen the decline in other PDA lines (Palm and Windows Mobile), with very little news of any new PDAs coming out(personally, the Follio is a sub-notebook, not a PDA).

I have seen other users Z's and other units starting to have problems, and lack of parts does not help. Like you I got into the mobile Linux when it started up, I was lucky recently to get my hands on an Archos PMA430, bit I have concerns that the PDA is about dead to make way for the converged device, which I am not too fond of. So people, what are your thoughts on this?

[iwantprogress]

my tastes seem to be very uncommon in the marketplace, since all devices except the zaurus fail them. (and i haven't yet got my z.)

did some white paper inspire the marketers and designers to avoid some of the z's characteristics?

especially the thumbpad and size... the only significant devices i know that have the right idea are zaurus and hplx (honi soit qui mal y pense).

perhaps it's all due to a few gurus?

[Meanie]

my tastes seem to be very uncommon in the marketplace, since all devices except the zaurus fail them.  (and i haven't yet got my z.)

did some white paper inspire the marketers and designers to avoid some of the z's characteristics?

especially the thumbpad and size... the only significant devices i know that have the right idea are zaurus and hplx (honi soit qui mal y pense).

perhaps it's all due to a few gurus?

its just marketing at its best. the z and the hplx are models for a niche market of smart people. marketeers prefer to market products to the general dumb masses that buys hype and have less demands on hitech features but are pleased with something that looks good and plays music/video, pim and the occasional web surfing, and they dont mind their device being obsolete in the near future since they expect to replace it anyway...

[desertrat]

marketeers prefer to market products to the general dumb masses that buys hype and have less demands on hitech features [...] and they dont mind their device being obsolete in the near future since they expect to replace it anyway...

Sounds just like the iphone.

[Cyberdoc1971]

marketeers prefer to market products to the general dumb masses that buys hype and have less demands on hitech features [...] and they dont mind their device being obsolete in the near future since they expect to replace it anyway...

Sounds just like the iphone.

That could be the other thing that has been putting the final nail in linux mobile's coffin. Not trying to be a hater, but most of what I hear is how so much better the iPhone is than anything else...to me it's all hype.