Comments on: Smart, High-Quality, dedicated, Focused. And that’s just the buyers! http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Choice is King. | Bestel uit china http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-31105 Choice is King. | Bestel uit china Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:12:46 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-31105 [...] Smart, High-Quality, dedicated, Focused. And that’s just the buyers! Why is it that the media, online and offline, thinks… [...]

[...] Smart, High-Quality, dedicated, Focused. And that’s just the buyers! Why is it that the media, online and offline, thinks… [...]

]]> By: Diedre Kroll http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-30389 Diedre Kroll Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:33:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-30389 Lach, sehr gut. Komme nun öfters. Lach, sehr gut. Komme nun öfters.

]]> By: Sarig http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-30075 Sarig Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:03:13 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-30075 It's been a year, and it seems this article could've been written today. Strange times :) It’s been a year, and it seems this article could’ve been written today. Strange times :)

]]> By: WebStation looks like a UMPC. Definitely Isn’t! | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-30070 WebStation looks like a UMPC. Definitely Isn’t! | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:39:56 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-30070 [...] of mobile computing. Maybe you’re interested in mobile computing with a desktop operating system. And why not! You get full functionality on a PC architecture which gives you the ability to do exactly what you [...]

[...] of mobile computing. Maybe you’re interested in mobile computing with a desktop operating system. And why not! You get full functionality on a PC architecture which gives you the ability to do exactly what you [...]

]]> By: minuz http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14826 minuz Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:22:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14826 for me the dream device is the everun note with swivel touch and 3.5g enabled for data and VOICE with almost 9h of standby. a little example for my dream device is the miu hdpc, you can see this device http://www.miubit.com/eng/index.php for me the dream device is the everun note with swivel touch and 3.5g enabled for data and VOICE with almost 9h of standby. a little example for my dream device is the miu hdpc, you can see this device http://www.miubit.com/eng/index.php

]]> By: nomax http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14742 nomax Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:41:35 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14742 For me, even a 1000H was too bulky to carry around every day, so yes, I would prefer a smaller (yet bigger than a smartphone) device. I think the popularity of smartphones (which cannot deliver the "real" web yet, if we are honest) is based on the one vs. two devices question. *If* Apple would really go the path of a supersized iPhone without the current shortcomings a slide-out keyboard the whole concepot of MIDs would get a huge boost. For me, even a 1000H was too bulky to carry around every day, so yes, I would prefer a smaller (yet bigger than a smartphone) device.

I think the popularity of smartphones (which cannot deliver the “real” web yet, if we are honest) is based on the one vs. two devices question. *If* Apple would really go the path of a supersized iPhone without the current shortcomings a slide-out keyboard the whole concepot of MIDs would get a huge boost.

]]> By: voltron http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14703 voltron Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:34:49 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14703 I don't understand why people like netbooks so much. They can't be put in your pocket so you have to carry a bag or keep it under your arm. You might as well just get a 12-15" laptop. MIDs on the other hand can fit in your pocket and literally go with you everywhere. I carry my n810 with me everywhere I go and I'm probably going to get the 3g Aigo MID. If they actually spent money advertising MIDs people would go nuts over them. Maybe we need apple to make a MID to get the hype going as sad as that is. I don’t understand why people like netbooks so much. They can’t be put in your pocket so you have to carry a bag or keep it under your arm. You might as well just get a 12-15″ laptop. MIDs on the other hand can fit in your pocket and literally go with you everywhere. I carry my n810 with me everywhere I go and I’m probably going to get the 3g Aigo MID. If they actually spent money advertising MIDs people would go nuts over them. Maybe we need apple to make a MID to get the hype going as sad as that is.

]]> By: admin http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14696 admin Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:29:26 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14696 Good question Alfa. I believe there's a huge difference between an 800gm and 1200gm device when it comes to mobile use. Sofa, bed, standing-up, thumbing, touch are just a few keywords. Dont under-estimate the bed and sofa scenarios! Steve. Good question Alfa.

I believe there’s a huge difference between an 800gm and 1200gm device when it comes to mobile use. Sofa, bed, standing-up, thumbing, touch are just a few keywords. Dont under-estimate the bed and sofa scenarios!

Steve.

]]> By: admin http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14695 admin Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:26:13 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14695 Tal. Thanks for the detailed response. I too believe that MIDs will be a strong consumer category. Bigger (in the numbers) than the trad. UMPCs thats for sure. Today's rant was simply a badly-needed smack-down to short-form authors that clearly don't have the time to think about the big picture. No products is dead until the manufacturer AND potential customers say so. Right? Steve Tal.
Thanks for the detailed response.

I too believe that MIDs will be a strong consumer category. Bigger (in the numbers) than the trad. UMPCs thats for sure.

Today’s rant was simply a badly-needed smack-down to short-form authors that clearly don’t have the time to think about the big picture.

No products is dead until the manufacturer AND potential customers say so. Right?

Steve

]]> By: alfa http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14688 alfa Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:29:16 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14688 What is the niche for 7" UMPC's when netbooks will have the same weight and speed? What is the niche for 7″ UMPC’s when netbooks will have the same weight and speed?

]]> By: tal http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14686 tal Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14686 Not everyone Chippy :) I can't help feeling like being one of those dumb people. I think that I have earned it with my comments here in the past. So I take your criticism joyfully. And you might be right too about the business definition of success, I have no argue with that. It is just that you might be on the other hand as the editor here just a little bit biased with your own (charming if I may add) love to high end dedicated devices. And I think that on the same reason you are still missing the huge difference between the UMPCs and MIDs situation. As Smartphones are not "there" yet, MIDs pose the only reflection we have today into the next evolutionary step of pocketable devices. The interest there is huge. On the other hand UMPCs are as you say simply niche devices for pro high-end users, and trying to compare apples and oranges is usually non-successful, resulting in dumb comments such as myselkf from few days ago regarding the "dead" UMPC market. But putting apples and oranges on the same scale is part of that problem too. I hope that I have managed to make my argument understandable (long day here). And regardless I love your passion and this site and really like to disagree too :) And you are right ... my dream device would be a high-end 8.9-10" netbook with swivel touch which would not cost more that 800$ (m912m is not quite there but I would have bought it if it was available with 6cell). Best, Tal Not everyone Chippy :) I can’t help feeling like being one of those dumb people. I think that I have earned it with my comments here in the past. So I take your criticism joyfully. And you might be right too about the business definition of success, I have no argue with that. It is just that you might be on the other hand as the editor here just a little bit biased with your own (charming if I may add) love to high end dedicated devices. And I think that on the same reason you are still missing the huge difference between the UMPCs and MIDs situation. As Smartphones are not “there” yet, MIDs pose the only reflection we have today into the next evolutionary step of pocketable devices. The interest there is huge. On the other hand UMPCs are as you say simply niche devices for pro high-end users, and trying to compare apples and oranges is usually non-successful, resulting in dumb comments such as myselkf from few days ago regarding the “dead” UMPC market. But putting apples and oranges on the same scale is part of that problem too. I hope that I have managed to make my argument understandable (long day here).

And regardless I love your passion and this site and really like to disagree too :) And you are right … my dream device would be a high-end 8.9-10″ netbook with swivel touch which would not cost more that 800$ (m912m is not quite there but I would have bought it if it was available with 6cell).

Best,
Tal

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]]> By: Marc G http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers/#comment-14669 Marc G Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:28:34 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/12/smart-high-quality-dedicated-focused-and-thats-just-the-buyers#comment-14669 [round of applause!] [round of applause!]

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