Pro Foleo

Doug Aamoth at TechCrunch blows off a little steam in reaction to the recent Foleo delay:

"As probably the only person on this planet that’s been anxiously waiting for August 22nd, 2007 — the Palm Foleo’s supposed release date — the news has hit me like a ton of low-down, dirty, awful, smelly, rotten, jerky bricks."

Aamoth then compares the Foleo to the Nintendo Wii and Slacker's music player:

"I longed for an easy to use, innovative gaming system that put more of an emphasis on playing with other people (in real life) than graphics. Boom, the Wii. I love the idea of having new music streamed directly to a portable device and then telling that device that I love a certain song or to never play it ever again. Boom, Slacker’s portable player. All I want is a simple light, inexpensive instant-on laptop with killer battery life, a big screen and keyboard for surfing the web and writing, and multiple connection options. Boom, the Foleo."

I think Aamoth very accurately sums up the attraction of the Foleo. It's a device for people who want their portable computer to do only what they need to do, without the bulk, heat and moving parts of a fully-loaded laptop. I mean, who actually needs a DVD burner while sitting in a coffee shop?

Yeah, maybe it's a niche market. But I'm proud to be in there, and it seems our ranks our growing.