Pda Is Not Dead Yet

[kurochka]

http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA530272.html

"The shipment of 3.4 million units is a 25 percent increase over the total number of shipments worldwide in the first quarter of 2004. The average selling price of a unit also increased 15 percent to $406."

"... The desire for wireless e-mail access fueled a 55 percent increase in shipments for PDAs containing WLAN or cellular capabilities, according to Gartner."

[kahm]

From the same article comes a troublesome note for Zaurus fans though. Japan posted a 21.3% drop in PDA shipments in the same quarter.

[bluedevils]

this only confirms that the traditional pda is dying.  RIM is the main reason for the increase in sales (within that report).  It is not considered a traditional pda, but a possible look into the future of PDAs.

[guylhem]

My 10 ¢ on the issue : the next zaurus will be released with hardware wireless, which will only work in Japan through some exclusive partnership with a cellphone company (can you say Tréo ?)

It will just like a blackberry - except we'll all lament we can't use it outside japan.

[kahm]

My 10 ¢ on the issue : the next zaurus will be released with hardware wireless, which will only work in Japan through some exclusive partnership with a cellphone company (can you say Tréo ?)

It will just like a blackberry - except we'll all lament we can't use it outside japan.
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The only problem being that there are three different major and fiercely competitive cellular providers. Chances are that if they're going to do anything with cellular, it will be a partnership that involves the CF slot, just like they have now.  (The 860, at the very least, had a cheap plan from one of the providers)