06/30/06
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whydidnt
I was surprised to read these numbers as well. Only 750 units for the entire US? Wow, I totally overestimated this market. I would have guessed it to be more than 50,000. Of course, unless you visit tech forums or happened upon the UX at Sony's website, you would have never known it existed. There hasn't been any marketing of this device and I don't think it's available at any retail outlets either.
We'll never really know if these are truly just niche products until a company really promotes one of these.
06/30/06
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Hite
well that is only SonyStyle preorders, it doesnt count any other sites. once it starts showing up in actual stores with other VAIO's that should help alot.
i have always believed that this market will never take off until the big boys get involved (Dell, HP, etc). i know some people think Sony is a big boy, but actually they aren't. Sony's PC market is absolutely tiny by comparison. if u look at worldwide PC sales ud be suprised to see much lesser known companies easily outrank Sony.
06/30/06
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2disbetter
The numbers are suprising. I, like whydidnt, thought the market was much larger than that. They way people were discussing how they were buyign one on here had me convinced the sony was going to do remarkably well.
07/03/06
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Jenn
Amazon.com told me that Sony isn't releasing the UX180Ps until SEPTEMBER 5. So I think the 750 might just be for Sony.
I had written them an email earlier asking why my expecting shipping date was September 7 if the $150 Amazon rebate expires on August 18. They said they'll still honor the rebate for me, but I'm not sure I can wait that long...
07/03/06
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urkle
Right, thats 150 units with ZERO advertising. I havent seen a magazine add, nothing on TV...I think if they told the world about it, that 750 would be gone virtually overnight...
08/30/06
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AngryRooster
I'm pretty surprised by those numbers too... mostly it just reaffirms my decision to go with OQO. A wider userbase means a wider support group, and it generally helps with repairs if the company has enough units that it can replace defectives.
I think Jenn might have a point though... it's possible that this first wave was just a soft launch to get the product into the market and see how it does. I wouldn't be surprised to see a second wave with full on advertising to the business croud.
- Rooster
