Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Microsoft and Samsung Electronics announce they would start selling a blueprint design for cheap pocket-sized PC.
The reference design, which is a ready-to-use set including chips, software and display, should allow any electronics manufacturer to produce a relatively inexpensive version of a handheld Pocket PC.
Existing high-end color screen Pocket PCs can currently cost up to $700. The products based on the new design would be priced at $300 or less for a color screen handheld version. Designs for a device with a greyscale display will also be available.
The new design can be seen as a response to Palm's recent launch of a $99 entry-level handheld computer in an attempt to boost the segment and grab back market share.
Microsoft is trying to expand from its powerful position in larger desktop computers into the market for personal digital assistants (PDAs). At the moment, about 48 percent of PDAs run on Palm software.
Microsoft-based devices make up 30 percent, roughly double the market share of a year earlier.
By: DocMemory
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