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The Industry Standard: Guest Blog: Jimmy Guterman



Sometimes a great product isn't enough

The Treo 600 is fantastic. I've been using every new generation of handheld devices since the Newton MessagePad (yes, I am old), and the new Treo is the only "smart" device that does what it's supposed to without either absurd compromises or hourly reboots. It's not perfect -- the digital camera stinks -- but it is quite usable.

Unfortunately, even a fantastic product isn't enough for a company to bank on these days. According to TheStreet.com (another dot-com entity that has outlived the dot-com era) palmOne (the former Palm Inc., which recently acquired Handspring) is laying off 12% of its workforce. Its stock is suffering a similar kick to the teeth today.




Posted by jimmyguterman, January 21, 2004 04:56 PM | | TrackBack

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