Official Dell Blog Post - The Dell Axim is Discontinued
With an unfortunate event such as discontinuing a product, companies do not often jump up and down to announce their decision. I don’t recall ever seeing a press release saying that we are done with a product. That said, the words of people like me have to suffice. Me personally, I wouldn’t have claimed Dell was done with the Dell Axim Pocket PC without a reliable source. My source over the last 3 years hasn’t changed and she has been a pleasure to work with and has never steered me down the wrong path. She has been quoted in many articles by others double checking my reports about the Dell Axim’s death.
I have had the pleasure of running the #1 Resource for anyone that has a Dell Axim and will continue running the site as long as their is a definitive need for information. This info will always be online in some form or fashion. In addition, my plans to merge Aximsite and Mobilitysite in one or another has been put on hold until furthur notice. I want to thank all that have helped make Aximsite the best. Our doors are open for anyone with a Pocket PC as well.
I want to comment on this blog post by Lionel Menchaca, Digital Media Manager. This is about as official as I think you will ever see in print. I also want to extend my gratitude for Lionel recognizing the community and the personal thanks to me in the post. That means more than you could ever imagine to me. Thanks!
“First off, sorry for the delay on this. In addition to recent coverage by blogs like Engadget, jkOnTheRun and others, I’ve gotten a few e-mails and a comment from Direct2Dell reader David H. Deans who’ve asked me to confirm whether we’ve discontinued the Axim line or not. The answer is yes, we have.
I’d like to say thanks to all the folks like David andChris Leckness for their interest in the products. For the 4 years we were in the handheld market, we made many friends and had a blast developing and shipping products to serve different needs.
Why did we make the decision? Because of a steadily declining market for pen-based PDAs and noted over the past several quarters by analyst firms like IDC and Gartner.
Even though we’re not selling them anymore, we still have plans to support our customers. Dell will provide technical and warranty support for Axim and Dell-branded Axim peripherals per the terms defined in the support agreement and limited warranty agreements at the time of purchase.
We also to offer batteries, power cables, AC adapters and sync cable customer kits for the Axim X51/X51v through 2009. All other Dell-branded Axim X51/X51v peripherals are expected to be available through mid-2007 or while supplies last.
Thanks again to all our customers who made the Axim line successful for the last few years.”
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Last edited by Chris Leckness; 04-11-07 at 09:17 PM.
With an unfortunate even such as discontinuing a product, companies do not often jump up and down to announce their decision. I don’t recall ever seeing a press release saying that we are done with a product. That said, the words of people like me have to suffice. Me personally, I wouldn’t have claimed Dell was done with the Dell Axim Pocket PC without a reliable source. My source over the last 3 years hasn’t changed and she has been a pleasure to work with and has never steered me down the wrong path. She has been quoted in many articles by others double checking my reports about the Dell Axim’s death.
I have had the pleasure of running the #1 Resource for anyone that has a Dell Axim and will continue running the site as long as their is a definitive need for information. This info will always be online in some form or fashion. In addition, my plans to merge Aximsite and Mobilitysite in one or another has been put on hold until furthur notice. I want to thanks all that have helped make Aximsite the best. Our doors are open for anyone with a Pocket PC as well.
I want to comment on this blog post by Lionel Menchaca, Digital Media Manager. This is about as official as I think you will ever see in print. I also want to extend my gratitude for Lionel recognizing the community and the personal thanks to me in the post. That means more than you could ever imagine to me. Thanks!
“First off, sorry for the delay on this. In addition to recent coverage by blogs like Engadget, jkOnTheRun and others, I’ve gotten a few e-mails and a comment from Direct2Dell reader David H. Deans who’ve asked me to confirm whether we’ve discontinued the Axim line or not. The answer is yes, we have.
I’d like to say thanks to all the folks like David andChris Leckness for their interest in the products. For the 4 years we were in the handheld market, we made many friends and had a blast developing and shipping products to serve different needs.
Why did we make the decision? Because of a steadily declining market for pen-based PDAs and noted over the past several quarters by analyst firms like IDC and Gartner.
Even though we’re not selling them anymore, we still have plans to support our customers. Dell will provide technical and warranty support for Axim and Dell-branded Axim peripherals per the terms defined in the support agreement and limited warranty agreements at the time of purchase.
We also to offer batteries, power cables, AC adapters and sync cable customer kits for the Axim X51/X51v through 2009. All other Dell-branded Axim X51/X51v peripherals are expected to be available through mid-2007 or while supplies last.
Thanks again to all our customers who made the Axim line successful for the last few years.”
"that sucks" just isn't strong enough . . . however because i try very hard not to use offensive language in my life off-line, i don't see a real need to do so here. so, "that sucks" will have to do.
i love my X50v and have certainly been privileged to be a small part of the Aximsite team for a couple of years now . . .
guess i need to order a couple of extra batteries, huh?
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Thanks again Chris; without Aximsite my Axim experience wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable. :approve:
I'll second that sentiment. This group is a tremendous help to so many, and a fun place to hang out and learn all sorts of things. I just love this place!:love:
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WHY?!?!?!??! this sucks that i became a member and bought an axim couple of months before its production died. it sucks i did not know about this product way before....
Those with the Axim.... esp. those with the X51V..
Should we hold onto it? Or sell it off while we can and get something else...
Sigh... I bought my X51V a few months back too.
I see no reason to sell it off. You still have one of the best devices on the market... and the loss of the Axim from Dell's website shouldn't cause a big drop in the street value of the device. Support is still going to be available for years to come. Be happy you got one while you could. :approve:
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You have a point there... over here in Singapore. No more X51V. Only left with X51.
Originally Posted by netsyd
I see no reason to sell it off. You still have one of the best devices on the market... and the loss of the Axim from Dell's website shouldn't cause a big drop in the street value of the device. Support is still going to be available for years to come. Be happy you got one while you could. :approve:
Dell, I take back my harsh comments about you earlier. Axim is really a great line of devices. :approve:
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Acer n10 > x50v > x51v :approve:
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It doesn't seem like the PPC market is completely gone. I'd be interested to see what HP does down the road. Also, if it is the beginning of the end, it might make the Dell more valuable rather than less...
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With an unfortunate event such as discontinuing a product, companies do not often jump up and down to announce their decision. I don’t recall ever seeing a press release saying that we are done with a product. That said, the words of people like me have to suffice. Me personally, I wouldn’t have claimed Dell was done with the Dell Axim Pocket PC without a reliable source. My source over the last 3 years hasn’t changed and she has been a pleasure to work with and has never steered me down the wrong path. She has been quoted in many articles by others double checking my reports about the Dell Axim’s death.
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