Thursday, December 2, 2004
Mossburg Comments on Portable Media Center
Posted by James Fee in "ARTICLE" @ 01:00 PM
"There's a tendency in the technology industry to think that, just because a product can be built, it should be built, even if all the necessary pieces to make it a success aren't in place. Sometimes these premature products eventually become hits. Sometimes they just fail.
It's too early to know which of those fates awaits the latest premature tech device: the handheld, hard-disk-based video player. But one thing is certain. It's not ready for prime time yet."
Walter Mossberg hasn't been too kind to Microsoft these days, but I do think he has a point about the PMC. As with the original hard drive based MP3 players, these devices are only really aimed at hard core users. In time, I do believe these will take off, but for now most people are better served getting a portable DVD player.
Michael Gartenberg has posted comments about Mossberg's article here.
It's too early to know which of those fates awaits the latest premature tech device: the handheld, hard-disk-based video player. But one thing is certain. It's not ready for prime time yet."
Walter Mossberg hasn't been too kind to Microsoft these days, but I do think he has a point about the PMC. As with the original hard drive based MP3 players, these devices are only really aimed at hard core users. In time, I do believe these will take off, but for now most people are better served getting a portable DVD player.
Michael Gartenberg has posted comments about Mossberg's article here.
