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Subject: Re: Will future PC appeal less to chess players because of attractive Palm?

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 05:00:47 07/30/01

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On July 30, 2001 at 00:15:15, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On July 29, 2001 at 21:14:29, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>I've just come back from London and America to Israel. I didn't get my palm on
>>my travels, yet, partly because I didn't find one which had ALL the benefits
>>together, and it looked like there is still alot more to be developed, and that
>>they are not running away, if I wait another 3-4 months.
>>
>>Is it good what they have in "Staples"? (In Manhattan etc). And how about psion?
>>S.Taylor
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>Psion is dead. At least their handhelds are dead. The company has officially
>announced that it is stopping its handheld series.
>
>At this time there are only 2 serious competitors left:
>* The PalmOS computers (sold by several well known companies including 3com,
>Sony, Handspring, IBM and others). There must be between 15 and 20 millions
>PalmOS computers in the world.
>* The PocketPC computers (with a much smaller market share, but which will maybe
>grow in the future).

In Europe Pocket PC are pretty close to the market share of Palm devices,
something like Palm 50% Pocket PC 40% Other 10% (Q1 2001)

Torstein

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>    Christophe



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