why not a PDA?

Re: why not a PDA?

Does this really need to be retread again. Will this topic never die. Apparently not.

Anyway, PDA's suck. Cell phones with PDA like features are going to take over (its fairly obvious). the PDA market has been stagnant as people realize that they don't actually use them. Sure some people do, but most people have absolutely no need for them and don't use them even if they have one. Any usefulness I had for a PDA is replaced by my cell.

Why in the world should apple develop another OS for such a device. You can't just put OS X on a machine that deficient in resources; the whole thing would have to be redone. all that to create an OS with absolutely no software for it, in a stagant market where developers are probably not as likely to write software for something that will hold only a small part of the market anyway. Sounds like a winner.

If apple simply uses palm, then whats the point. i can go out and get a palm right now.

PDA's are a quagmire. Why some people are so obsessed with apple making one I will never know. Apple could do a lot of things better than other companies, but that doesn't mean its a good idea for them to actually get into those markets. remember, S. JObs himself doesn't think its a good idea.

Frankly microsoft has the better idea of going into NEW markets like watches or automotive computing systems. say what you want about it, but adding feature to something as ubiquitous as a watch is a good idea for MS if they can pull it off. I certainly don't think apple should get into that market, but i think its a good illustration of finding new markets. I'd love to see apple do something where they can license something to a number of manufacturers in a market where they currently have no position, such as a cell phone OS or something like that. They'd still have to have some agreements in place and do lots of market research first.

 

I think that cell phones with PDA features are going to be the future for PDAs because for one thing why would someone want to carry a PDA and a cell phone, when they can carry a cell with PDA features?!?

Now the question is, do you think that Apple would ever make an iPhone/iPDA/iPod all into one little machine. I would doubt it, at least in the near future.

But, you never know about Apple.

 

Re: cell phone pdas...

Well, I think an address book and calender could be made very convienent on a cell phone if anyone bothered to do it right. Notetaking would be harder for sure, but I don't think thats particularly convienent on a PDA anyway. That may be the only single time I think a tablet PC is a good idea (but not relaly, given how much they are going to cost) I don't think you can really compare it to the MP3 player market, because that is a growing market with the hardware and interface still in its infancy(or was when the iPod came out), not a stagant, mature market like PDA's are. Just my take on it.

 

Re: why not a PDA?

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but at one time, Apple did make a PDA. It was called the Newton, and the OS was absolutely amazing. It included some great features, including a very smart handwriting recognition software.

As for the future of an Apple PDA, Steve has said on numerous occasitions that he has no plans for an Apple PDA. After all, it was him that discountinued the Newton.

 

The iPod is the closest thing to Apple PDA and much more. I think it's BRILLIANT how apple utilised the OSX Software and integrated it with the iPod. Apple keep up the good work!