[wplug] Zaurus UPGRADED

[Robert E. Coutch]

Consider this:

How many Windows people do you know that own a Zaurus?
I'm talking about people who do NO Linux other than on a Zaurus.

Sharp must have some Linux developers working for them to set up the Zaurus in 
the first place.  Would it be that much expense to come up some kind of sync 
for Linux users?


Just my $.02,

Bob


On Monday 19 January 2004 10:57 am, Vanco, Don wrote:
> Bryce Lynch [bryce at telerama.lm.com] wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 06:19:17PM -0500, Robert Coutch wrote:
> >> Oh the irony of creating a Linux based PDA with NO LINUX DESKTOP
> >> SOFTWARE !!!! Didn't they think that 99% of the people buying
> >> Zauruses would be Linux users?
> >
> > I still haven't forgiven them for this.  Apparently the thought never
> > crossed their collective mind that this would be so.
>
> 	C'mon guys - you're kidding me here right?  You're a company looking
> to make money with a new device in an already flooded market.  What do you
> pick for the development platform?  Well, the cheapest, of course!  Enter
> Embedded Linux.  You want to make the most money possible, right?  Sure you
> do...  Well, where are PDA devices found most?  Well with desktop users
> that need to sync data.... I suppose.  And who owns the desktop?  Well.....
>
>
> ....etc....
>
> 	I love my Zaurus (Zauruses, actually), but have no misgivings at
> with whom/where their market lies.  Linux makes it cool, Windoze makes it
> sell.
>
> Don
>
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