With Bob Groppo being named OQO VP of Engineering perhaps it is time to start influencing the feature set for Model 03.
I believe its integrated product development philosophy will still be relevant. Model 03 will have to compete more effectively to stay relevant though. OQO has been laying the foundation over the years to become a household name (worldwide distribution channels, new staff, different product tiers, etc), but when you say "ultraportable" most people do not think "OQO". Don't be surprised if people are generally thinking of sed smartphone in less than 5 years. In my opinion, this is more than a brading issue. It's a maturity thang. A tangible product has only been around a handful of years. So the company is poised to dominate, but does it want to?
When Model 01 hit the streets, I predicted that Model 03 will meet my requirements. I still have my fingers crossed. Here is what it will take:
CPU
Intel Menlow platform for obvious reasons. No one else will have 45nm chips for 12 months after Menlow. It makes sense to go with Intel since they are taking the UMPC market seriously and by storm. Meaning OQO's competitors will develop around Intel. Play defense and do the same thing.
Memory
2GB -Why is this still not the norm today?
Disk
32 & 64 GB flash. W/O "drop detection" tech, isn't the system now simpler?
Network
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, 802.11n
EVDO, HSDPA -the rest of the world needs WAN. Get Telco's to subsidize the product. Hasn't RIM, HTC, and Apple made it is clear that Telco's crave general computing-like products??? Cut them off at the pass.
OS
Vista SP1
MISC
GPS -save me from the $2500 navigation packages that car dealers are racketeering.
Camera -field engineers, sales agents, doctors, etc will become addicted to this. Product addiction = more revenue.
VOIP -another subsidy opportunity (looking at u Vonage)?
PRICE
With subsidies: $1400
XFACTOR
OQO's secret software sauce that makes the minituration possible. I barely know what this is about, but as cellphones creeps into the UMPC territory, commoditization is inevitable. How will this keep your product from being a commodity? Product dimensions and Vista will not help you that much longer.
Sprinkle in some innovative marketing strategies, and this will go a long way to equating "UMPC" with "OQO". The company popularized the market. It's time to make everyone recognize. Lower the boom (and the price).
I believe its integrated product development philosophy will still be relevant. Model 03 will have to compete more effectively to stay relevant though. OQO has been laying the foundation over the years to become a household name (worldwide distribution channels, new staff, different product tiers, etc), but when you say "ultraportable" most people do not think "OQO". Don't be surprised if people are generally thinking of sed smartphone in less than 5 years. In my opinion, this is more than a brading issue. It's a maturity thang. A tangible product has only been around a handful of years. So the company is poised to dominate, but does it want to?
When Model 01 hit the streets, I predicted that Model 03 will meet my requirements. I still have my fingers crossed. Here is what it will take:
CPU
Intel Menlow platform for obvious reasons. No one else will have 45nm chips for 12 months after Menlow. It makes sense to go with Intel since they are taking the UMPC market seriously and by storm. Meaning OQO's competitors will develop around Intel. Play defense and do the same thing.
Memory
2GB -Why is this still not the norm today?
Disk
32 & 64 GB flash. W/O "drop detection" tech, isn't the system now simpler?
Network
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, 802.11n
EVDO, HSDPA -the rest of the world needs WAN. Get Telco's to subsidize the product. Hasn't RIM, HTC, and Apple made it is clear that Telco's crave general computing-like products??? Cut them off at the pass.
OS
Vista SP1
MISC
GPS -save me from the $2500 navigation packages that car dealers are racketeering.
Camera -field engineers, sales agents, doctors, etc will become addicted to this. Product addiction = more revenue.
VOIP -another subsidy opportunity (looking at u Vonage)?
PRICE
With subsidies: $1400
XFACTOR
OQO's secret software sauce that makes the minituration possible. I barely know what this is about, but as cellphones creeps into the UMPC territory, commoditization is inevitable. How will this keep your product from being a commodity? Product dimensions and Vista will not help you that much longer.
Sprinkle in some innovative marketing strategies, and this will go a long way to equating "UMPC" with "OQO". The company popularized the market. It's time to make everyone recognize. Lower the boom (and the price).
