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kev000 · 05-02-2008, 08:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

well this is an open invitation for flames from all sides I know it..

I didn't mean to say that XP was a "bad" OS. It's a fine desktop OS with lots of good points. I think just about everyone is aware of XPs bad points.

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dont take this as a critism but do you honestly believe SD's current failures have anything to do with its OS? That baffles me! You're implying that instead of the development team focusing on its current base of subscribers and their support isssues they should redevelop the whole package for multiple OS's?

Heh, NO. I am saying that from a purely marketing perspective, if SD wanted to grow into the market they seem to want to grow into, building their product on XP will keep them where they currently are. They are dying because they cannot compete in THIS market. You are right however, and I would add your comments to the reasons they are having a hard time competing currently.

ATM, you cannot compare Microsoft Sync (for example only) with any current technology platform in the carpc space. SD would blow Sync out of the water (or perhaps the kitchen?), but why hasn't it? A failure in marketing? I think, and I may be wrong, but the platform's dependencies make it unattractive for that audience.

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