Toshiba e830 released: but not in the US!?!

ignatz · 09-14-2004, 02:35 PM

Pocket PC Thoughts is reporting that the new VGA Toshiba e830 has been released in Japan and the EU but will not be released in the US at this time! Is the US the new red-headed stepchild of the PPC market? What gives? On all the PPC forums users are slavering and drooling to get their hands on VGA units. Why would this huge market be skipped over?

JongJungBu · 09-14-2004, 04:27 PM

Well probably because it's not as big a market as you think. Heh. Sure there are plenty of potential buyers, but in the past the Toshiba PPC's (even VGA) have been quite and still are the minority of Pocket PC's owned. Perhaps their previous models have sold quite well in Japan and EU and they wish to target the region with the most revenue first.

JJB

cbarnett · 09-14-2004, 06:59 PM

As long as they're going to sell it in Australia, I'll be able to handle it. This looks like a nice device, and might make me turn from HP for my next purchase....

Craig.

Laurens · 09-15-2004, 01:11 PM

Brighthand article: Some Handheld Makers Snub the U.S.

09-14-2004, 02:35 PM	#1
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Toshiba e830 released: but not in the US!?! Pocket PC Thoughts is reporting that the new VGA Toshiba e830 has been released in Japan and the EU but will not be released in the US at this time! Is the US the new red-headed stepchild of the PPC market? What gives? On all the PPC forums users are slavering and drooling to get their hands on VGA units. Why would this huge market be skipped over?

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09-14-2004, 04:27 PM	#2
JongJungBu Member Posts: 18 Karma: 46 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Alabama, USA Device: Dell Axim X30	Well probably because it's not as big a market as you think. Heh. Sure there are plenty of potential buyers, but in the past the Toshiba PPC's (even VGA) have been quite and still are the minority of Pocket PC's owned. Perhaps their previous models have sold quite well in Japan and EU and they wish to target the region with the most revenue first. JJB

09-14-2004, 06:59 PM	#3
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,085 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O	As long as they're going to sell it in Australia, I'll be able to handle it. This looks like a nice device, and might make me turn from HP for my next purchase.... Craig.

09-15-2004, 01:11 PM	#4
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Brighthand article: Some Handheld Makers Snub the U.S.

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