To those who make ultraportables
January 22nd, 2008
Awesome article by Mike Elgan about the design of truly mobile computers. Elgan says that nobody has got it right yet, and I think all of us would agree. (But would he have purchased a Foleo?)
"Another CES has come and gone, and you've demonstrated yet again that you haven't got a clue when it comes to designing, building or marketing an ultraportable computer…
This is why you fail: You keep producing devices designed for "serious work" and as laptop replacements. As a result, nearly all ultraportables are far too expensive, bloated and laden with needless functions. Nobody wants them."
Read the article now. Then send it to your friends. The mobile computing industry needs to change. Palm has stepped out of the arena for now, but something big is coming. (Some say that the Eee PC is already there, but I agree with Elgan that the device needs a fast-typing keyboard.)
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Great article. Nice to see an update over here (even if it isn’t directly related to the Foleo.)
The Eee is certainly taking away a bunch of those would-be Foleo customers.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:56 am
Cheers to you for continuing the site updates despite Palm’s unfortunate moves. Mike is right on… there’s nothing “truly mobile” out there yet that fills the bill like a Foleo would.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:06 am
I so wanted a Foleo for all the reasons in Elgan’s article. A second computer–a mobile computer–should not simply be a desktop in a portable form-factor. Everything about it needs to be mobile. Elgan is right on the money.
Come on Palm… Bring back the Foleo. Give the Eee some competition.