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OQO to go vertical to fight UMPC {Engadget}
Mar 14th 2006 11:42PM OQO was exciting in concept. Bear in mind how they presented this thing: as a full blown mobile replacement for your desktop - pop it into the dock for desktop functionality, pop it out and into a pocket for that same functionality on the go (recall their promotional video). One look at the specs, however, and you can see how compromised it is as both a PC and a mobile device.
Cost isn't the issue here, so much. The issue is performance. Build a device that delivers what was promised, and people - some people, anyway - will pay the price required, whatever that price might be. The first company that really can put a PC in your pocket will find a ready market.
Ma Bell returns: AT&T buys BellSouth for $67 billion {Engadget Mobile}
Mar 6th 2006 12:49AM If they can get Lucent Technologies back, then it will be fair to call it "Ma Bell" again. The real question, though, is whether this would lead to better service, lower cost, and increased innovation . . . .
