That’s the question that Bob Russel attempts to answer in a manifesto-like post over at mobileread.com. Bob feels that to succeed the UMPC will need to hone in on what it does best, it will have to define and reinforce it’s core competencies so that people will see past the price tag (even if that price tag were to drop to $500).
“So for UMPC, and the general computer-competent public, there is still a big open question that needs to be answered — “What’s the point of a UMPC?” As I have showed above, Microsoft has already done much of the thinking about the reasons for a UMPC. But it hasn’t been communicated effectively to the press and the public. That’s why I think the media has such a problem reviewing it. There’s some truth in what they say based on their perspective.”
If you are a long-time reader of Ultranauts, you’ll know that we’ve been saying this for a long, long, long time. So, why the hell would someone want a UMPC? That’s a question best answered by Microsoft marketing. So far, they’ve been silent.
[Via Geekzone]
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