On 01/02/03 07:51.41, Wilhelm said...
You can say what you want, but the problem is,
that the IR-Extender doesn't comply to CF-Standard,
otherwise it would work on every PDA that has
this interface.
Which would require totally different software and cost far more than anybody would be willing to pay, let alone someone like you who has whined continually that you should get a custom piece of software with lifetime upgrades for the $15 you paid for TV Remote.
That is the pupose of defining interfaces, you
know.
Yes, I know well. How many interfaces or pieces of hardware have you actually designed? Have you actually read the CF specification? Do you have even a glimmer of a clue as to the costs involved? As soon as you incorporate an MCU you have to comply with FCC and CE regulations which add even more cost. We looked at that first and decided there would be no way to recover the development costs.
The market is miniscule. It's proven to be less than 1/3 of what PDAwin predicted and their prediction was quite modest. With Philips planning PDA based software (they've already released a beta Pronto Lite for the PalmOS) and Harmony Remote planning a PDA version of their software, the market is likely to shrink even more.
Eventually, Dell or someone will realize that all that's needed is a higher power IR emitter and decent learning software (e.g. TV Remote Control). The emitter would add about $0.06 to the cost of the PDA. At that time, the market (and need) for an add-on IR extender evaporates.
If Dell succeeds with the Axim, the entire PDA market will likely shift to lower cost PDAs. They are likely to cut corners on things like the quality of the audio circuitry.
You can say what you want but everything you have said indicates you don't have a clue.
