topic Re: Sorry to see them go... in PCs & Accessories

Sorry to see them go...

steveb1 — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:15:06 GMT

As a HUGE fan of the Clie range since they first appeared, I have to say that I am sorry to see them disappear from the Europe and US markets.

The mix of innovation was refreshing and superb, albeit with the odd hiccup! But hopefully Sony will come up with a successor that will fill the void.

Fortunately (for me), I am off to live in Japan from the end of next week, where Sony are assuring that they will continue to release new Clies. Now I just have to learn more of the language!

Re: Sorry to see them go...

VAIOneer — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 16:53:51 GMT

I just read that somewhere too.Darn they looked so nice as well. If I had money to spend on things I don't need, one of those might have been on my list somewhere.

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Re: Sorry to see them go...

kee-lo_ — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 20:27:25 GMT

Cliés were never my thing, but it'll be a shame to see fans not getting new Cliés to use.

Hopefully Sony will make better PDAs which will actually interest me.

Re: Sorry to see them go...

1234567ty — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:39:36 GMT

I always wanted a Clie, oh well, i will have to go without on this particular bit of SONY equipment!!HOPEFULLY they will make very good PDA's!:smileysad: :smileygrin:

Re: Sorry to see them go...

VAIOneer — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:37:12 GMT

You can still get them if you want one right now.It'll take time for them to be phased out, and suppliers will have stocks they want to get rid of soon
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Re: Sorry to see them go...

HITS-UK — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:32:04 GMT

This is all too reminiscent of the demise of the Newton. My business is based on PDAs and almost all of my customers use Clies. I heard that Sony were pulling the rug out from under us in a conversation last weekend, and we are all stunned and extremely disappointed, especially as we had just finished an eighteen week trial for a new world platform for medical personnel based on the UX50. Now we will have to start again from scratch. You say we can still get them, and you are right, what you fail to understand is that without the peripherals they are bordering on useless, and that has been the principal problem since day one. I am having the devil's own job getting the spares and accessories for the UX50, and the NX90s we bougth last year are even harder. All in all, THANKS FOR NOTHING Sony.

Re: Sorry to see them go...

VAIOneer — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:06:26 GMT

Thats bad new HITS.I would assume that if Sony is still going to support the Clie business in Japan, you will be able to get peripherals from there!confused.gif|___jive_emoticon_name=confused|jivemacro=emoticon|class=jive_macro jive_emote|src=confused.gif!
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Re: Sorry to see them go...

kee-lo_ — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:23:46 GMT

I think Sony will have to support them for quite a long time, a lot of businesses use them, and individuals too.

Re: Sorry to see them go...

Titane — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:30:41 GMT

I think Sony will have to support them for quite a long time, a lot of businesses use them, and individuals too.

It is perfectly true. The support operation will be available at least untill March 2006.

Re: Sorry to see them go...

kee-lo_ — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:32:31 GMT

So it's not the end of the world really....
(Sorry HTS)

Re: Sorry to see them go...

HITS-UK — Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:19:17 GMT

UPDATE: UX50 parts have almost gone, and Sony has virtually none in the supply hub. If you want to get bits for ANY of thes Clies - DO IT NOW or forever ...

Re: Sorry to see them go...

grahambird80 — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:28:22 GMT

The time of the PDA is ending. The time of the smart phone is here. That is the general feeling where i work.

Sony do make a very good one in the form of the P900.

But it is a shame the Clie is going, seing as that they have just come out with some cracking models in there last range, my fav being the TH55, what a great bit of Kit. We have one at work on display and I intend to get my hands on it.

You might be able to get spares for them off eBay or from Japan. Also there might be shops with a lot of spares still.

Re: Sorry to see them go...

DJ-alpha — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 18:19:21 GMT

Do you know if there is an Offical statement and have they said when they will stop selling them?

Re: Sorry to see them go...

kee-lo_ — Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:27:55 GMT

No, but google should bring up a few documents.

Re: Sorry to see them go...

jammold — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:25:14 GMT

Looking on the bright side, any surplus stock will more than likely be subjected to a price slump and readjustment... Its good news for our pockets, just a pity to see them go!

Re: Sorry to see them go...

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:25:48 GMT

Agreed James...

Re: Sorry to see them go...

Woody27 — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:05:12 GMT

I am also sorry to see them go, I love using my CLIE NX73V (I have to admit however it's more of a plaything than a useful organiser tool).

Maybe Sony are right to leave the market (mobile phones seem to do everytihing thesedays anyway), this from CNET:

"Remember when the Palm OS was the only game in town? Those days are gone. Research firm Gartner says Microsoft now holds 48 percent of the handheld software market, up from 41 percent a year ago, while the Palm OS has dropped to 30 percent from 47 percent in that same period. Gartner also said third-quarter shipments of Palm OS handhelds dropped surprisingly."

MS global domination continues!

CW

Re: Sorry to see them go...

kee-lo_ — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:53:30 GMT

Well if this "warez" business is true about MS I think someone might be spending some time doing poridge

Re: Sorry to see them go...

Woody27 — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:02:14 GMT

Well if this "warez" business is true about MS I think someone might be spending some time doing poridge

Kee-Lo,

What's this?, I've missed this story!

CW

Re: Sorry to see them go...

Woody27 — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:09:59 GMT


Kee-Lo,

What's this?, I've missed this story!

CW

Ah Ha,

Just found it on the Register!

That's absoultly F' ing hillarious!

I can't belive they could be soo stupid... ...actually yes I could!

The bit about the Nazi symbols made me LOL!

I'm going to check out my fonts in Office 2003!

CW