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:Computing Unplugged: The Future of the Palm Platform: Lessons Learned from the Sharp Zaurus
Computing Unplugged: The Future of the Palm Platform: Lessons Learned from the Sharp Zaurus
Mar 2, 2006, 13 :00 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (5961 reads)

(Other stories by Jason Perlow)

[ Thanks to Jason Perlow for this link. ]

"From December of 2002 through February of 2003, I was Software Developer Liaison for Sharp Electronics' Zaurus. As some of you may recall, the Zaurus was also a Linux PDA, which shared many similarities with the ALP platform, and like ACCESS and PalmSource, the Zaurus was also the product of a Japanese company.

"The Zaurus had many things going for it: great technology, an excellent industrial design, and a solid consumer electronics company behind it. But it failed miserably in the US and European consumer market. Why...?"

Complete Story

Related Stories:
developerWorks: Zaurus Pioneers Embedded Linux(Dec 16, 2005)
Linux-Watch: Access and Sharp--A Match Made in Heaven?(Oct 07, 2005)
LinuxWebTool: Setting Up the Linux Zaurus with Wireless(Aug 16, 2005)
Tux:Tops: Review of Sharp Zaurus SL-5500(Jul 18, 2005)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I enjoyed my Zaurus, but it ended up bei ...   Why my zaurus sits unused   
Bob Robertson
Mar 2, 2006, 14:23:57
 
Whoever takes a stab at a Linux PDA, her ...   Ideas   
Joe Almeida
Mar 2, 2006, 16:32:58
 
Haven't read the article, but having ...   Why? I'll tell you...   
Ken Jennings
Mar 2, 2006, 18:31:30
 
Because it didn't Run Windows?  ...   But it failed miserably in the US and European con   
SW
Mar 2, 2006, 19:08:29
 
I have used a Zarus as my only PDA for 4 ...   Actually   
Bob Jones
Mar 2, 2006, 20:18:11
 
1) They didn't sell it in the US or  ...   Two reasons   
SM
Mar 2, 2006, 22:32:40
 
> Because it didn't Run Windows? So  ...   Re: But it failed miserably in the US and European   
DDahl
Mar 3, 2006, 05:23:17
 
> 1) Zero marketing in the US> 2) Zero d ...   Re: Why? I'll tell you...   
eeburnout
Mar 3, 2006, 06:23:45
 
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