Comments on: 200M Ultramobile Devices in 5 Years? Really? http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Netbooks Are Taking Over! http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-941983 The Netbooks Are Taking Over! Mon, 04 May 2009 18:15:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-941983 <p>[...] Higginbotham | Monday, May 4, 2009 | 11:15 AM PT | 0 comments I’ve long been skeptical of netbooks, but clearly, I need to reassess my elitist attitude toward them. I wasn’t a fan partially [...]</p> [...] Higginbotham | Monday, May 4, 2009 | 11:15 AM PT | 0 comments I’ve long been skeptical of netbooks, but clearly, I need to reassess my elitist attitude toward them. I wasn’t a fan partially [...]

]]> By: MWC: Intel Takes on the Mobile Internet Device | The Click http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-927581 MWC: Intel Takes on the Mobile Internet Device | The Click Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:48:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-927581 <p>[...] targeting the MID market isn’t a guaranteed success, since it’s not really defined, and it depends on carriers offering compelling data plans to really make an MID worth toting [...]</p> [...] targeting the MID market isn’t a guaranteed success, since it’s not really defined, and it depends on carriers offering compelling data plans to really make an MID worth toting [...]

]]> By: MWC: Intel Takes on the Mobile Internet Device http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-927425 MWC: Intel Takes on the Mobile Internet Device Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:01:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-927425 <p>[...] targeting the MID market isn’t a guaranteed success, since it’s not really defined, and it depends on carriers offering compelling data plans to really make an MID worth toting [...]</p> [...] targeting the MID market isn’t a guaranteed success, since it’s not really defined, and it depends on carriers offering compelling data plans to really make an MID worth toting [...]

]]> By: ABI Thinks Netbooks Will Win | All about MICROSOFT http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-923238 ABI Thinks Netbooks Will Win | All about MICROSOFT Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:21:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-923238 <p>[...] million in 2009, and 139 million in 2013. Back in September, the firm released a report saying it expected 200 million ultramobile devices to be shipped by 2013, so I suppose it now believes most of them will be netbooks. As practice [...]</p> [...] million in 2009, and 139 million in 2013. Back in September, the firm released a report saying it expected 200 million ultramobile devices to be shipped by 2013, so I suppose it now believes most of them will be netbooks. As practice [...]

]]> By: ABI Thinks Netbooks Will Win http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-923234 ABI Thinks Netbooks Will Win Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:06:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-923234 <p>[...] million in 2009, and 139 million in 2013. Back in September, the firm released a report saying it expected 200 million ultramobile devices to be shipped by 2013, so I suppose it now believes most of them will be netbooks. As practice [...]</p> [...] million in 2009, and 139 million in 2013. Back in September, the firm released a report saying it expected 200 million ultramobile devices to be shipped by 2013, so I suppose it now believes most of them will be netbooks. As practice [...]

]]> By: For Intel, Netbooks Bring Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-920907 For Intel, Netbooks Bring Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:47:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-920907 <p>[...] course, Stacey made the very same point about consumer confusion months ago. The recent introduction of 12-inch models is only going to accelerate the cannibalization of the [...]</p> [...] course, Stacey made the very same point about consumer confusion months ago. The recent introduction of 12-inch models is only going to accelerate the cannibalization of the [...]

]]> By: News From the Interweb » Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-920671 News From the Interweb » Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:54:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-920671 <p>[...] I only need to watch my dad, an electrical engineer, manipulate circuits in a CAD-style design program with his mouse all day to realize that a touchscreen device with intensive graphics processing power might be a better tool for his work. Freed from the x86 instruction set, it’s possible that computing in the coming years could become less of a one-size-fits all model and more personalized, while the use of other common processors such as GPUS or ARM-based chips can allow personalization without huge increases in the price of a gadget. The key will be fitting the pieces together in cost-effective products, and making sure users know exactly what their personalized machines can and cannot do. [...]</p> [...] I only need to watch my dad, an electrical engineer, manipulate circuits in a CAD-style design program with his mouse all day to realize that a touchscreen device with intensive graphics processing power might be a better tool for his work. Freed from the x86 instruction set, it’s possible that computing in the coming years could become less of a one-size-fits all model and more personalized, while the use of other common processors such as GPUS or ARM-based chips can allow personalization without huge increases in the price of a gadget. The key will be fitting the pieces together in cost-effective products, and making sure users know exactly what their personalized machines can and cannot do. [...]

]]> By: Intel Hopes for Healthy Growth in Medical Devices - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-911760 Intel Hopes for Healthy Growth in Medical Devices - GigaOM Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:48:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-911760 <p>[...] Higginbotham | Monday, November 10, 2008 | 6:48 AM PT | 0 comments If mobile Internet devices don’t work out, Intel is also making inroads in the personal health market. The chipmaker today launched a patient [...]</p> [...] Higginbotham | Monday, November 10, 2008 | 6:48 AM PT | 0 comments If mobile Internet devices don’t work out, Intel is also making inroads in the personal health market. The chipmaker today launched a patient [...]

]]> By: Report: Intel to Dominate Ultra-Mobile Computers - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-904492 Report: Intel to Dominate Ultra-Mobile Computers - GigaOM Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:38:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-904492 <p>[...] $3.5 billion in 2008 to nearly $27 billion in 2013. The firm issued a report a few weeks ago saying 200 million of these devices will be sold in 2013 — something I doubt. But this report is encouraging for Intel, which is pushing its [...]</p> [...] $3.5 billion in 2008 to nearly $27 billion in 2013. The firm issued a report a few weeks ago saying 200 million of these devices will be sold in 2013 — something I doubt. But this report is encouraging for Intel, which is pushing its [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-904460 Stacey Higginbotham Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:02:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-904460 <p>Anon Mous, touche. However, cars are hardly an emerging market (we know how we want to use them), and carmakers clearly define their products to a specific group of buyers based on those uses. Confusion and too many choices on the mobile computing front will scare away many users, or make it difficult for them to understand why the heck they need such a device.</p> Anon Mous, touche. However, cars are hardly an emerging market (we know how we want to use them), and carmakers clearly define their products to a specific group of buyers based on those uses. Confusion and too many choices on the mobile computing front will scare away many users, or make it difficult for them to understand why the heck they need such a device.

]]> By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Recent Research: September 2008 http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-902724 McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Recent Research: September 2008 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:06:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-902724 <p>[...] 200M ultramobile devices by 2013 (ABI Research) [...]</p> [...] 200M ultramobile devices by 2013 (ABI Research) [...]

]]> By: Anon Mous http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-902151 Anon Mous Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:03:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-902151 <p>Car manufacturers are have been expanding the car category to make the myriad devices do too many things. Smart has a small compact car, while Lamborghini thinks a car should be beautiful and very fast. Honda thinks cars should be hybrids, while Land Rover thinks a car should have clearance and a large interior. Bently is selling to the developed nations, and Tata Motors is selling to developing nations. Clearly these auto companies need to get their act together.</p> <p>Consumers, who buy products to fulfill a defined need, want clarity when they’re paying tens of thousands of dollars for cars. And if markets and car manufacturers can’t get their story straight, average consumers won’t buy cars — much less 50+ million of them.</p> <p>How strange does this sound? Does it make sense?</p> Car manufacturers are have been expanding the car category to make the myriad devices do too many things. Smart has a small compact car, while Lamborghini thinks a car should be beautiful and very fast. Honda thinks cars should be hybrids, while Land Rover thinks a car should have clearance and a large interior. Bently is selling to the developed nations, and Tata Motors is selling to developing nations. Clearly these auto companies need to get their act together.

Consumers, who buy products to fulfill a defined need, want clarity when they’re paying tens of thousands of dollars for cars. And if markets and car manufacturers can’t get their story straight, average consumers won’t buy cars — much less 50+ million of them.

How strange does this sound? Does it make sense?

]]> By: Cloud Computing and Developing Countries – Part 2 | CloudAve http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-901557 Cloud Computing and Developing Countries – Part 2 | CloudAve Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:50:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-901557 <p>[...] "digital divide" still broad Mobility key in continent lacking fixed-phone infrastructure 200M Ultramobile Devices in 5 Years? Really? Mobile phone users top 3.3 billion Africans experience cell phone boom Mobile-Device Demand Driven [...]</p> [...] "digital divide" still broad Mobility key in continent lacking fixed-phone infrastructure 200M Ultramobile Devices in 5 Years? Really? Mobile phone users top 3.3 billion Africans experience cell phone boom Mobile-Device Demand Driven [...]

]]> By: spg http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-901379 spg Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:04:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-901379 <p>part of the big attraction of the eeepc was price. the newer models have price tags differences that are too high for the added capabilities(more storage and slightly bigger screen).</p> <p>if they are a value product priced significantly cheaper than a full blown laptop i think they will sell hundreds of millions. if they become luxury exotic high powered devices they will be less popular.</p> <p>the very idea of them being sold subsidized by the cell phone companies just plain stinks. let me by a fat dumb pipe on a USB stick that i attach to my netbook or any other device.</p> part of the big attraction of the eeepc was price. the newer models have price tags differences that are too high for the added capabilities(more storage and slightly bigger screen).

if they are a value product priced significantly cheaper than a full blown laptop i think they will sell hundreds of millions. if they become luxury exotic high powered devices they will be less popular.

the very idea of them being sold subsidized by the cell phone companies just plain stinks. let me by a fat dumb pipe on a USB stick that i attach to my netbook or any other device.

]]> By: Vlad (Small Business Blog) http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-901363 Vlad (Small Business Blog) Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:48:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-901363 <p>Alright, I have a solution for you.</p> <p>Let me build my ultra portable, over powered, uber-universal half-assed iPC or whatnot. Make it modular. Make it Lego blocks sticking together.</p> <p>Let me have a CPU unit where I can plug in a screen (17 inch when I am at home, 7 inch when I am on the go, 12 inch when I am at the conference or on the plane), keyboard and storage unit. Let me plug in media unit when I need to burn couple of CDs or DVDs, audio unit for high-quality audio output, external monitor or projector for presentations, beefier video for gaming and throw larger battery with that.</p> <p>We have the technology. We have the people. We have demands on the markets. Let's put it all together.</p> Alright, I have a solution for you.

Let me build my ultra portable, over powered, uber-universal half-assed iPC or whatnot. Make it modular. Make it Lego blocks sticking together.

Let me have a CPU unit where I can plug in a screen (17 inch when I am at home, 7 inch when I am on the go, 12 inch when I am at the conference or on the plane), keyboard and storage unit. Let me plug in media unit when I need to burn couple of CDs or DVDs, audio unit for high-quality audio output, external monitor or projector for presentations, beefier video for gaming and throw larger battery with that.

We have the technology. We have the people. We have demands on the markets. Let’s put it all together.

]]> By: Thomas http://gigaom.com/2008/09/24/200-million-ultramobile-devices-in-five-years-really/#comment-901308 Thomas Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:40:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=22356#comment-901308 <p>Why do bloggers try so hard to push these things? If you need a full computer then use a laptop. If you want a tiny screen and reduced feature set then use a WinMo, Treo or even a crappy iphone. Why does there have to be some tiny half-assed device in between? I've yet to see anyone actually using one of these and if I did I'd laugh just as hard as I do when I see someone driving one of those miniature smart-car things.</p> Why do bloggers try so hard to push these things? If you need a full computer then use a laptop. If you want a tiny screen and reduced feature set then use a WinMo, Treo or even a crappy iphone. Why does there have to be some tiny half-assed device in between? I’ve yet to see anyone actually using one of these and if I did I’d laugh just as hard as I do when I see someone driving one of those miniature smart-car things.

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