MoogleViper Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Not too long ago there was a lot of hype over the Microsoft Origami thingy. It looked quite good but I've not heard anything of it since. What happened to it?
Guest Jordan Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Its out. It got renamed the Ultra Mobile PC project some time back. There are a few out. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/umpc/default.mspx Check this for more details.
MoogleViper Posted May 14, 2008 Author Posted May 14, 2008 Ultra mobile PC? That's such a shit name. They must have been copying Nintendo for names. I think it's a good idea but they are really expensive at the moment. Has anybody got one/used one?
Guest Jordan Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Someone has one at work here. They're pretty crazy... Really quick too.
Sanchez Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 OQO is the best UMPC imo, you can get one of the really old ones for £320 http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=163965 New ones start at £850 http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=156352
Jasper Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Honestly, Origami is one of those projects at Microsoft that never really got the market it wanted, mainly because Microsoft simply sucks at marketing at consumers and wants only business to buy in. Origami was a better name than UMPC, wich is a category that hasn't got lots of talk lately. Don't buy these things just yet, wait for smartphones to evolve in the coming two years (and, how much you hate yo hear it: Apple sparked this innovation to make smartphones actually smart) and there will not even be the need for something like this anymore. Don't let Microsoft make or design your hardware. Let the software company stay software, not? It's what they do, well... best?
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