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Mmmm... crow
I just ate more than a bit of crow on this post. I added a link to amuch more thorough post they just posted with a ton of photos that really show what the first-gen devices look like.

I don't especially care if the cool kids at Engadget agree with me or not about the UMPC - everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'd certainly never to try to match withs with them on which cell phone is destined to be the next must-have toy. They don't think in business terms which is cool - it's not what they're about.

I may end up being totally off-base on my projections but I'm sticking to my original contention that UMPC will be a measurable success with the prosumer and education markets.
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Amen, Brotha!  5ymb10t3 | 03/09/06
Mmmm... crow  morchant | 03/09/06
Potentially the first worthwhile gadget...  Anton Philidor | 03/09/06
Ambiguous as legal pad and pencil  thom.carr@... | 03/09/06
Ubiquitous as legal pad and pencil  thom.carr@... | 07/15/06
2 HOURS!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 03/09/06
Yes, that is a killer  mdemuth | 03/09/06
Need to fix the battery life  timbc | 03/10/06
Forget the OS  sduraybito | 03/09/06
The browser is in there, the battery life...  morchant | 03/09/06
But managing the OS takes resource  sduraybito | 03/09/06
Not going to happen in the first releases  morchant | 03/09/06
at last! "Ultralites"  ArizumaBrett | 03/09/06
Get a better bag.  mikeartee | 03/09/06
I agree on Ultralites  nervebreaker | 03/10/06
Consumer one - yep  Aylwin | 03/09/06
Another MicroSoft... FlopStart ?  wisdombooks@... | 03/09/06
That was not a MS project  morchant | 03/09/06
EXACTLY! They fear what the don't understand.  daver_z | 03/10/06
"Origami" interesting but not innovative  ChemModeler | 03/10/06
Think outside the box  baissie | 03/10/06
I dunno...  markdoc.geo | 03/10/06
Ever thought of a new career?  professordnm | 03/10/06
UMPC  jsweeny | 03/10/06
Original?  anogee | 03/10/06
Sharp Zaurus already here...  kokuryu | 03/10/06
I know this will come as a shock to you but....  morchant | 03/10/06
Portability is good, battery life is the problem.  Been_Done_Before | 03/10/06
The connectivity part is covered too.  morchant | 03/10/06
1999 National Semi - Web Pad  nextbend | 03/10/06
National Semiconductor...right..  Pavex | 03/10/06
National Semiconductor's Origami  Wolfie2K3 | 03/10/06
there was another by this namesake here is a photo of it.....  couryhouse@... | 03/10/06
Killer Niche: "Open architechure" in-dash car Nav  spiv | 03/10/06
Yep. GPS is a killer-app for UMPCs  morchant | 03/10/06
Its not the hardware, its the interoperability  kelleydr | 03/10/06
Oh this is perfect for P2P multimedia hoarders  GreatInca | 03/10/06
Not necessarily  tic swayback | 03/10/06
Anyone want my Audrey  tobenning@... | 03/10/06
Better Batteries on the Way  cliu | 03/10/06
Yawn  D. T. Schmitz | 03/11/06
Hey - thanks for sharing!  morchant | 03/11/06
That's the spirit!  D. T. Schmitz | 03/12/06
Stickiness  pcassel | 03/11/06
yes  windowsovermac | 03/13/06
Not a lot of $  morchant | 03/13/06
Ultramobiles=Ultraclunky & Ultraexpensive  dockc | 03/15/06

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