Mobility Today Podcast #53

I just listened to the podcast. I thought that you made a lot of good points about HP. It seems like marketing has taken over where cutting edge innovation should be. I think, however, you should try to keep the emotion and frustration out of the podcast/website in favor of being more objective. It came through pretty strong.

HP four words..... Same old Same old.
HP three words..... Missed the Boat.
HP two words...... Old News.
HP one word........ Late.

It's a shame really, but I feel they have been left way, way behind. Their own fault for sure!

Similar sentiments about HP over at pocketpcthoughts. So, it's not just your/our frustration. Dave to finally answer your question about the Taiwanese company, I was referring to HTC maybe being the manufacturer of the cPC, not expecting you to be able to answer...just hoping

Physboy this has been going on for quite a while.. I just dont like airing my laundry. I am one to normally keep it to myself but after 6 years promoting their products its very sad!

Great podcast Dave! I listened to it twice I liked it so much! Thanks for all of the great incon and I think that you were a 100% right on with all of the HP talk. Great Job!

Dave, I am glad to see that you are no longer putting up with the BS that HP has been putting out. I have long seen this coming on every front, and have made a point of mentioning it as much as possible. A lot of people mistook that for just bashing, but I was only pointing out the facts in an attempt to inform, enlighten and hopefully overt any misspent investments in technology.

HP, fully capable of doing much better, is and has been slacking in the mobile device industry. Leaving people with poor customer support, customer relations, product marketing and even internal communication.

I mean, really, where would most of the people be with the HP products, if it was not for your site and sites like this. HP owed and still owes you a debt of gratitude for what you have done for them, and when I heard what they were putting you through on this podcast, I, unfortunately was not that surprised at their behaviour.

Great podcast, and kudos for standing your ground with them!

I think you guys sound great on the big 40" TV. :-D

Dave this podcast nailed it! I was 100% behind your points it was like you were reading my mind!

This podcast was one that I have been working on for quite a bit.. HP has continually thrown their boxing gloves at me and this site many of times. Fortunately I knew they didnt have a leg to stand on or could even come after me for breaking the hw6500, hw6900 and even the rw6800 photos we first broke. I will alway protect those who share the things we all would like to see!!

Great podcast dave!!your points on Hp rains true.Ive found HP for years to trip over there own shoe laces with lacklust proformance but this one takes the cake.there unorganized company structure has lost face with no were to hide.Hp,s fix to there own comments seems to be simple. HP listen,reflect,change

I hear ya Dave. My father was one of the original first 900 employees that joined Compaq not too shortly after it first formed. I have grown up playing around with many compaq products. I still remember when my father first brought home a "portable" computer that was the size of a suitcase and weighed about 50 lbs. Compaq also released an mp3 player model PA-1 that used mmc(replaced later by SD) cards that provided me with years of enjoyment. Compaq also set a benchmark for the pocket pc with the ipaq 3600 series. When Hp bought Compaq the innovation produced by Compaq was lost (along with HP profits). My father was laid off this past December after close to 20 years of being with Compaq/Hp. I definitely think this company is "out of touch" with consumers as evidenced by their reference to "smartphones." This podcast hit close to home for me. Just thought I would let you know.

dcm784 don't you know that she likes uf of who we are:-)

Laura, do you mean "special" as in special ed? :-D

Right on with HP Dave!

According to HP, no 3G devices until 2007!!!!!

Oy Vey!

http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilecomputing/notebooks/0,39029089,40060820,00.htm

Laura I knew I were special so thank you for confirming it:-) Dave sounds like you don't have enough fun without Steve?

dmc874 - you ARE special :-)


you all are !!!!!

BTW, I thought the audio quality was great.

Cool! Thanks again for the keyboard. I am starting to feel special. This is the second time I have been mentioned in a Podcast. :D

Really interesting podcast - Thanks Dave - I also wonder what HP are thinking - I'm not surprised that you are ranting about them.

Thanks for mentioning our 'afternoon in the chatroom' - it was a disappointment that we couldn't let many people in, but it was obvious from the pageviews that there is a very high interest. Steve did such a great job with redirecting the prize such that everyone still had a chance of winning the bluetooth keyboard.

Jfl I bought the two HP devices myself. Every HP product I received from HP had to be returned.. Dell lets the other enthusiasts keep the unit but if HP did let me keep it, it would have been given away.. I am not certain of your question about Taiwanese company?

Sort of strange to hear you rant about HP (all of which I totally agreed with) and then end the podcast giving away the HP bluetooth keyboard and promising to give away the 3700 (which I totally want). It is painful to see a company that used to get it, as evidenced by your 2 giveaways, self destruct before our very eyes...and now that I've buttered you up, given the way you spoke about a certain Taiwanese company, I'm wondering if that's where a certain highly anticipated device with 2 operating systems is being manufactured? As we speak? Sorry, I know you can't answer that but I couldn't resist trying/speculating...great podcast Dave