Sony to stop development of Clie PDAs - for now, and in the US

Alexander Turcic · 06-01-2004, 02:54 AM

BargainPDA is the first to bring the news we were all expecting to hear today: "Sony has informed us that they will not release any new Clie PDAs this year in the US. The Clie line will continue in Japan though. This move is of course devastating for a number of reasons." Some more interesting points were revealed:

- This move is a re-grouping, not an exit from the market
- Sony will continue to sell through stock of current models which could last for several months
- Sony will continue to honor all support agreements and warranties
- The Clie line will continue to grow and evolve in Japan
- They believe wireless is very important to mobile devices. To this end they will continue to work hard in the SonyEricsson partnership to bring innovative devices to market
- Beyond wireless Sony feels mobile devices need to be strong in multimedia and gaming

So would you still buy a Sony Clie today knowing that Sony lost its focus on PDAs for now?

06-01-2004, 02:54 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Sony to stop development of Clie PDAs - for now, and in the US BargainPDA is the first to bring the news we were all expecting to hear today: "Sony has informed us that they will not release any new Clie PDAs this year in the US. The Clie line will continue in Japan though. This move is of course devastating for a number of reasons." Some more interesting points were revealed: - This move is a re-grouping, not an exit from the market - Sony will continue to sell through stock of current models which could last for several months - Sony will continue to honor all support agreements and warranties - The Clie line will continue to grow and evolve in Japan - They believe wireless is very important to mobile devices. To this end they will continue to work hard in the SonyEricsson partnership to bring innovative devices to market - Beyond wireless Sony feels mobile devices need to be strong in multimedia and gaming So would you still buy a Sony Clie today knowing that Sony lost its focus on PDAs for now?

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