[update: Craig's response. My response. Craigs latest response. ]
I just read Craig Pringle’ latest post. In it, he says the that Motion Computing LS800 is not a UMPC. I think it is!
Craig is a Microsoft ‘Most Valuable Profesional’ (MVP) so I can see why he might say that but I don’t think its going to be good for anyone in the ‘Ultra Mobile PC’ market, customers or resellers, that we draw a line between the Origami-derived UMPC’s and other UMPC’s
Here’s a question. If Samsung put an AMD processor in the Q1 casing, should it be called a UMPC? I think for the customers sake, if it performs the same tasks and looks the same as an Ultra Mobile PC, its a UMPC.
Here’s my first attempt at the definition of an UMPC.
A highly portable computing device with 5-10″ screen, wired and wireless connectivity that is able to load and run common internet, office, media and pim applications operated through a graphical user interface.
And thats why our UMPC product database contains more than just Origami-derived UMPC’s. What do you think?
Regards
Steve / Chippy.
June 14th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Seems like a semantics issue. I’ve heard this form factor called a clipboard computer, slate pc, tablet pc, and now UMPC. To me it seems like different names for the same thing. I guess MS and Intel want to own the UMPC concept. Let them have it. The rest of us can have carrypads.
June 14th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Steve,
I understand where you are coming from, but that is not the definition I would use. See my response here
Cheers,
Craig
June 15th, 2006 at 12:15 am
Craig. Thanks for the response.
Ripberger. A great idea
Regards
Steve / Chippy.
June 15th, 2006 at 2:37 am
Heck, y’all. I just call it ‘my computer’.
Plain and simple. If I have the “UMPC”, or laptop, desktop, or tablet, it’s just ‘my computer’.
“My system,” works too.
Good posts.