Comments on: Sharp Zaurus line EOL – production ceases in February http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/ Palm OS / web OS news and opinion source Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pdahero http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/comment-page-1/#comment-42418 pdahero Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:55:59 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/#comment-42418 Wow, this comes as a shock to me. I just got a used C860 a few months back and have really gotten into the platform. I hope this doesn't mean the end of Zaurii in general :^( Wow, this comes as a shock to me. I just got a used C860 a few months back and have really gotten into the platform.

I hope this doesn’t mean the end of Zaurii in general :^(

]]> By: ArchiMark http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/comment-page-1/#comment-42255 ArchiMark Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:11:37 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/#comment-42255 In the Zaurus's case, you need to remember that when the clamshell design Zauruses were released, Sharp decided to make it a Japan market only model. So I don't think it's a surprise that it didn't make a big splash in the world marketplace. But on the other hand, I think if you see the vibrant and active Zaurus community on the OESF.org/forums you'd say 'wow' look at how much is going on with the Zaurus IN SPITE OF the total lack of Sharp support outside of Japan. Also, the fact that everyone outside of Japan couldn't go to their local electronics store to buy one and had to make the effort to either get one from a shop in Japan or one of the few importers in the USA or Europe, etc... I do think that if Sharp had decided to put the necessary resources into supporting AND marketing the Zaurus line properly in the world marketplace it would have been a much bigger player. However, they didn't and so it goes... ;-) In the Zaurus’s case, you need to remember that when the clamshell design Zauruses were released, Sharp decided to make it a Japan market only model.

So I don’t think it’s a surprise that it didn’t make a big splash in the world marketplace.

But on the other hand, I think if you see the vibrant and active Zaurus community on the OESF.org/forums you’d say ‘wow’ look at how much is going on with the Zaurus IN SPITE OF the total lack of Sharp support outside of Japan. Also, the fact that everyone outside of Japan couldn’t go to their local electronics store to buy one and had to make the effort to either get one from a shop in Japan or one of the few importers in the USA or Europe, etc…

I do think that if Sharp had decided to put the necessary resources into supporting AND marketing the Zaurus line properly in the world marketplace it would have been a much bigger player. However, they didn’t and so it goes…

;-)

]]> By: Jeff Frady http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/comment-page-1/#comment-41850 Jeff Frady Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:00:26 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/#comment-41850 I have been expecting this. Most Zaurus users know it was gonna come. Either now or 1 more model. Sharp has already been making WM Smartphones. They are really nice. I have been expecting this. Most Zaurus users know it was gonna come. Either now or 1 more model.

Sharp has already been making WM Smartphones. They are really nice.

]]> By: Anonymous http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/comment-page-1/#comment-41847 Anonymous Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:39:09 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/#comment-41847 IMHO these "pdas?" were just too big, the should have sticked the basic pda form factor, get them slimer and maybe cooler (despite the fact they are big they look sdg)I think the sl-5xxx form factor was much better but could have been improved by removing the qwerty... IMHO these “pdas?” were just too big, the should have sticked the basic pda form factor, get them slimer and maybe cooler (despite the fact they are big they look sdg)I think the sl-5xxx form factor was much better but could have been improved by removing the qwerty…

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/comment-page-1/#comment-41785 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:07:55 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/01/19/sharp-zaurus-line-eol-production-ceases-in-february/#comment-41785 That's sad to hear. I hope they'll stick with Linux and homebrew. That's the future. That’s sad to hear. I hope they’ll stick with Linux and homebrew. That’s the future.

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