badmojo97
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Originally posted by dick-richardson
I think HS is going to wait until they can build a device they feel confident with.
I completely agree, but will consumers be patient enough? One of the main reasons why I like Handspring and respect Hawkins, Dubinsky, and the rest of the Handspring team is because they (hopefully) try to develop handhelds that focus on the strengths of the Palm OS platform - simplicity and versatility. Handspring started by producing units that were functionally simple but had the ability to expand to fit the needs of each consumer. The development process hasn't been perfect, but I like both HS's intentions and their desire to produce quality products. However, Palm, Sony, and Handera's recent products have put pressure on Handspring to be more innovative; and consumer's desires for new products that are and will do everything are threatening to force Handspring to either produce products that keep Handspring buyers or lose the all-important "market share."
I have a Visor Deluxe, and have been happy with it for the past year (as for why I've been writing on an Edge forum, just look at how much discussion is on the Deluxe forum). I considered purchasing the Edge or the Prism, but the prices of both models were unattractive to gain updated OS's, color, or a thinner form factor. I'm content with my Visor the way it is. The modules I have allow me to do a little bit of everything, and thanks to the efforts of Palm OS programmers, I'm able use "new" technology such as VFS and other programs which require OS versions higher than 3.1. Yes, I'm one of the many Visor customers who's waiting with baited breath for a thin color model, but I'm with dick in that I'm willing to wait until Handspring has a product that they're confident will adequately represent what they want in a product. I just hope consumer fickleness won't make Handspring do otherwise.
update
I just read James' article from his trip to Microsoft. He has a really good point. I hope I didn't give the impression that HS should be complacent. I'm just concerned that customer demands along with current limits on economical technology will result in conflicted development for the Handspring line. What I'd hate to see is HS trying to develop a device that tries to fulfill the desires of the "I want it all" consumer (hey, secretly who isn't?), but ultimately leaves previous Visor users in the dust (some of us none-Edge users are still concerned over the "Edge Connector" thing), or results in a collection of devices with little in common among them. Given the company's leadership, it's doubtful that this would happen, but then again, there are examples of good companies with good products having difficulty winning customers.
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Last edited by badmojo97 on 09-10-2001 at 07:28 AM
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