Re: Pocket PC 2003

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From: rpadev (rpadev_at_nospam.optonline.net)
Date: 01/20/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:57:55 GMT

r_z_aret@pen_fact.com wrote in
news:mbhtu0lgfrlpfsj2frscqi55bnnmpboa11@4ax.com:

> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:05:44 -0600, "scorpion53061"
> <scorpion_53061@nospamhereyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Have I been tricked?
>>
>>I am reading out there my system is obsolete. I just bought this
>>thing.
>
> PDAs are changing _very_ rapidly. So just about anything you buy now
> will look be less powerful _and_ more expensive than what shows up in
> stores in a few weeks. And that will be true for the foreseeable
> future. I _think_ the rate of change is somewhat seasonal
> (marketing). The alternative is to slow the pace of innovation. So
> long as the PDA you just bought does what _you_ want, it is not
> obsolete.
>
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> Robert E. Zaret, eMVP
> PenFact, Inc.
> 500 Harrison Ave., Suite 3R
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>

This is pretty frustrating actually. I am strongly considering a x50v.
I called Dell today and the sales person told me that they were not
planning an upgrade to 2005. I don't get it. The device has a flashable
ROM. Why not provide an upgrade then? Now I don't know if I want to buy
it.

When does 2005 come out? Is it worth waiting for? What are the chance
of Dell turning aroudn and selling the same device (or very comparable)
with the new OS a few months from now and not offering an upgrade?

Thanks,
John 

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