Re: why not a PDA?
Originally posted by AWishForNoOne
i've was recently looking around for PDAs and the thought once again crossed my mind.. why doesn't apple make their own PDA? it would make sense. something along the lines of a pocket pc except it'd run the equivolent of a pocket pc with osx. i don't think that they would go with Palm os. even though palm os is relatively simple it would be nice to have something more similar to a pocket pc (once again with the mac os equivolent).
wow... this seems like a nice time for people to write their thoughts on what they think should be included in the iPDA. i know that there are a bunch of threads on this but until it comes out i think all we can do is keep talking about what we're hoping for...
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.
