The problem was that the devices weren't very good, the screens were terrible, the prices were too high and there was a terrible selection of content.
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Browsing is a secondary feature that is very important on today's modern devices, but no one wants to spend the time and effort to reinvent the browsing experience when there are already great solutions on the market, ... Nokia is using a best-of-breed browser without the expense of having to build it all themselves.Michael Gartenberg
More importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable by consumers so you don't have to have a whole IT department in your house to make this stuff work.
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I don't think Microsoft plans on ceding this market to Apple or anyone else at this point in time. What that means in terms of tactical solutions, it's too early to tell. They're probably considering any number of different options.
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Microsoft withstood an awful lot. First it was the Web, Internet applications and Netscape, then cell phones and Linux, and now it's Web 2.0. We've come full circle. Microsoft has already proven they can weather the storm, so you have to assume they're going to play in this game.
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People typically buy according to need. If you're buying one of these PowerPC machines, it's not like it is obsolete. If you bought a Power Mac today, it probably won't be obsolete for the lifetime of that machine. By the time that machine reaches the end of its usefulness, you'll be ready to move onto something else.
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Looks like a good solid name for Nintendo.
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