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Infoworld is reporting four new iPAQ models will be released by HP on Monday. The new models will help HP continue to gain ground on PalmOne Inc. in the PDA market. HP's market share in this category has grown over the past several quarters as it has introduced new devices across a variety of categories, from low-end devices costing about $300 to powerful systems that offer Wi-Fi capability and Bluetooth personal area networking technology.
The overall PDA market has been declining for several years as consumers have lost interest in stand-alone PDAs that can only handle basic personal information management (PIM) functions. Most mobile phones can handle basic PIM functions such as contact lists and calendar appointments, and most users don't want to carry two devices.
"analysts have advised pda vendors to focus on the high end..." There ya go. If anything is going to kill the PPC, it is this kind of mentality. Produce a $100 PPC and just watch the interest grow. People who wouldn't even give a PPC a second glance would give it a try... and get them itching for those high-end devices.
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