Dell Rumor Update - RIP Dell Axim - Page 3

Xtremegene · 02-21-07, 01:09 AM

Farewell Axim...

This of course doesn't mean that Aximsite is going away...!?

**Rishad** · 02-21-07, 01:56 AM

Don't worry, Aximsite isn't going anywhere. It'll just evolve.

Watti · 02-21-07, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by akheron

Don't worry, Aximsite isn't going anywhere. It'll just evolve.

It will be hard but I think we can hang on here at this site.

One thing we all have in common is the loss of the Axim. We will all need to cope with that. Perhaps find a replacement as time goes by. We can help each other through that process.

Sort of like a Axim Lonely Hearts Club.

Some of us will move on to other units and I'd really like to hear about these stories. Others will hold out as long as possible scrabbling for parts on e-bay and looking for programs that still work on our older models. I'd enjoy hearing about that also.

There is still a place for this site and I hope if sticks around for a long time. :approve:

FrinkTL · 02-21-07, 08:53 AM

I personally am not surprised by this and it all fits together like a snugly-fitting puzzle. Microsoft has migrated away from supporting stand-alone devices like the Dell Axim. Windows Mobile 6 clearly demonstrates this in that it is specifically coded for phone-based devices. I'm sure that Microsoft advised all the OEMs a long time ago about that (so that they could develop the appropriate hardware to mate with the OS if they wanted).

Dell has never been interested in doing a phone-based device, so the decision to shut down the Axim line was a sealed and determined fate the moment Microsoft decided to develop exclusively for phone-based devices.

Of course, even though it makes sense, it is no less of a disappointment.

I've always thought that the merging of the phone with the PDA (and the mini-laptop it had evolved into) to be a compromise I wasn't willing to make. I never want to be tied to a particular cell network because of the PDA I use; if I want to quit the contract, I have to buy another device? Yuck! I'd rather wear 2 devices to divorce those 2 conflicting interests from one another.

All the same, thank you for the confirmation of our suspicions!

jim.dvorak · 02-21-07, 10:02 AM

A good friend of mine at a "laptop university" where Dell's are used told me that Dell told him that they were going to be offering a Tablet PC soon. Very soon. But I was told to keep it under wraps. So, don't go telling the whole world just yet!

:)

stormloader · 02-21-07, 11:02 AM

Even if Dell stops making Axims, the information on this site will be valuable and updateable for quite a while.

=)

AKAJohnDoe · 02-21-07, 11:11 AM

heh. heh. heh. Maybe Dell is buying Palm. heh. heh. heh.

dyastrab · 02-21-07, 11:26 AM

You never know. Dell used HTC to produce its PDA's. HTC's makes a lot of the hybrids out there. Maybe they'll commission an Axim cell phone/PDA.

02-21-07, 11:36 AM

I know personally that Dell has a Tablet PC available but not advertised. My old employer ordered 2 of them and I left the company before they were recieved. This was two years ago.

They have them I am sure, you just have to call the business line and ask for one. Maybe they are only available to companies. That is a possibility.

DotanCohen · 02-21-07, 11:53 AM

What's wrong with HP? My next PDA will alomost certainly be an iPaq anyway.

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STi Sev · 02-21-07, 12:06 PM

Quote:

It will be hard but I think we can hang on here at this site.

Oh GOD I hope that's true. I'll be an active user as long as my Axim has life inside of it (complete care guaranteed for the next 3 years ;) )

02-21-07, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by AKAJohnDoe

heh. heh. heh. Maybe Dell is buying Palm. heh. heh. heh.

~Susan

JNDSDA · 02-21-07, 03:57 PM

Will there be counseling program that we can go to?

At least Aximsite won't fade away! :approve:

Corubia · 02-21-07, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by JNDSDA

Will there be counseling program that we can go to?

At least Aximsite won't fade away! :approve:

Thats true. I was thinking that there will still be plenty of software advice that will still be needed somewhere by someone. Application deveolpment that could/will still occur. I mean just because the device has stopped prodcution does not mean that it will stop being used tomarrow. Aximsite is still needed for those of us that still USE our divices. I cannot imagine my world without my Axim (I've had 2, both been Axims). I know I'm only a lurker, but thats my 2c. :) *Returns to the cave*

Corubia

JNDSDA · 02-21-07, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Corubia

Thats true. I was thinking that there will still be plenty of software advice that will still be needed somewhere by someone. Application deveolpment that could/will still occur. I mean just because the device has stopped prodcution does not mean that it will stop being used tomarrow. Aximsite is still needed for those of us that still USE our divices. I cannot imagine my world without my Axim (I've had 2, both been Axims). I know I'm only a lurker, but thats my 2c. :) *Returns to the cave*

Corubia

Welcome to Aximsite! Lurkers are welcome anytime! :approve:
Yes, there will be lots of discussions/questions/chit chatting/etc. so it is good to have Aximsite around.