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Sharp IS01: the Zaurus is back, sort of...
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nilchak
2010-03-31 , 00:33
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Wow noce to see Sharp back in the game - after they quit with the Zaurus line and went backl to the edictionarries only for quite some time.
I guess this is where most companies falter - the software side.
Sharp had great hardware in the Zaurus (for its time) , but on the software size quile Qtopia was good - they couldnt carry it forward.
Now with Android all these companies (Motorola included) are getting a new lease of life - since they dont have to worry about the software side.
And this is where I applaud Nokia - in pushing an open source Mobile OS forward - it is a difficult task - the Zaurus being a testatment to that.
And if the new Sharp devices can run Maemo / MeeGo some day - all the more a sweet victory. I loved the Zauruses in its time (still have my Zaurus C750) and Maemo now.
Oh that news about oesf.org being down and out is bad news. They were the last standing champions of the Zaurus.
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