Walmart PC's are gone

[Darrin Chandler]

On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:11:00PM -0800, Ted Gould wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote:
> > We both use computers every day as part of our work life and home life.
> > But we are in radically different market segments. I want a computer. My
> > wife wants an appliance.
> > 
> > The market segment my wife is in is very, very large.
> 
> Isn't this the market the Nokia 770, 800 and 810 are trying to target?

"Trying to target" is an apt description. ;-)

I believe a usable keyboard is critical, for varying definitions of
usable. There's a reason why text messages look like "ur px r cool. snd
more. kthxbai" but that's not going to fly for business correspondance,
etc. At least not yet.

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