Yeah, that’s hip…
Project ‘Origami’ comes to life as ‘Ultramobile PC’:
Microsoft showed off its ultra-compact computer Wednesday, which the software giant was scheduled to officially unveil Thursday at the CeBIT technology trade show in Hanover, Germany.
The product, heretofore code-named Origami, has been christened the Ultramobile PC, Mika Krammer, a company spokesman told the Associated Press.
Uh huh… all the cool people will be wanting one, I’m sure.
I like this part:
Will Smith, editor of Maximum PC magazine, noted that the launch versions of many tech products are often mediocre. “Version 1.0 of Microsoft products are never any good,” says Smith.
No kidding.
What’s the target market?
Technology reviewer Chris Pirillo, of Lockergnome.com, who has tested the device, predicts the most sophisticated technophiles will be disappointed.
“They’re going after the consumer crowd,” says Pirillo.
For a product costing $600 to $1,000? Hmm…
But Smith says Microsoft has a history of sticking with a new product line and improving it over time.
Yeah, just ask any UltimateTV customer how that has worked out for them.
1 Comment
[...] Today’s Joy of Tech rifs on the Origami thingy from Microsoft (I wrote about this yesterday). [...]