re: Tapwave, I would not call that a fair comparison. They had some pretty big strikes against them.
- Going against the big boys like Sony / Nintendo even if they had a better device long before them. - Being way ahead of their time - Focusing too much for too long on being a gaming device, when it was really a great all-around box. We have a friend who was working there, he would come to parties armed with his device. As soon as people saw the nice bright color screen they would gather 'round and chant "I want one" until they heard the price. It just did not have the appeal to offset the price. Really even the person that worked their and considered it the best place he ever worked acknowledged these things. I'd say slim had their price more in line for what you get, and the net result (more music in one's life) is seen as a huge improvement on a an every-day basis moreso than a game device that's novel for a while and gets old. Or at least that's my opinion. -Chris On 8/2/05, JayNYC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anybody know what the business and financial condition of Slim > Devices is? There are loads of companies with a killer peripheral or > leading-edge product with a fierce and loyal early-adopter customer > base that never "make it" beyond the beginnings. Is Slim Devices > venture funded (if so, which firm), are they profitable, are they > planning to be, does existing management own the company or have they > sold out to investors, etc.. > > Just the other day Tapwave with their Zodiac went out of business. > What a cool device! > http://www.tapwave.com/ > > Any info greatly appreciated. > > > -- > JayNYC > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
