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Post-Gazett.com: Walter Mossberg: Info appliance has nice touches, but it’s costly

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 21, 2005

“For years, there have been sporadic efforts to create a digital
device that would be simpler and more reliable than a personal
computer, yet large enough and capable enough to carry out the most
common tasks PCs perform.

“Several companies tried to build desktop and
laptop-computer-size information appliances, but none of the
designs captivated the public, and they cost almost as much as a
cheap PC…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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