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   Clouser, Jun 7th, 2001 @ 11:23pm

   
   

   The Handspring warning also may also give an inkling into the true state of the economy -- not good -- since these are consumer devices. Thoughts?

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   mhh5, Jun 7th, 2001 @ 11:53pm

   
   

   I would hope that our economy isn't based on Handspring devices. However, general consumer confidence is probably waning... But who knows? Maybe the handheld market is saturated. I mean, how often do you need to upgrade your PDA? It's not like they've doubled the speed of PDA processors or anything....

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   Mike (profile), Jun 8th, 2001 @ 12:26am

   
   

   I'm not sure how much of it has to do with waning consumer demand vs. the current price war they're dealing with against Palm. I think they made some bad decisions about how to market themselves, and are now facing the consequences. I don't think there's much to learn about the economy directly from Handspring's mistakes.

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