I don’t know about anyone else, but even though that one article in my last post was all I could find on the net, I did find it encouraging to know that Flybook is working on new products. I tried getting more info out of them but they are playing it pretty close to the chest. It does sound like they’ve been putting a lot of effort into R&D and that there are some neat and innovative things coming.
Innovative. I like that. I wish there were more companies out there willing to float new ideas in products. When I first went looking for the V5, I knew I wanted small form factor, tablet, real processing, and broadband. It was the only unit I could find matching those specs (Fujitsu had something close, but it wasn’t there yet). I realize I might be a niche market, but I appreciate that someone else in the world was thinking along the same lines and actually produced it. Even two years later, they don’t have much direct competition (the Lifebook P1630 comes close once you upgrade the memory and pay to add the Broadband).
Of course, to stay in the game, Dialogue/Flybook can’t be only about a niche market. Or… at least… not just the one niche market. Netbooks do seem to be the answer for a lot of people. If anyone can create the iPhone of netbooks (what we used to refer to as the Holy Grail), I would think this company could. But here is me hoping they have a V6 up their sleeves…
By the way, I’ve also been told I’ll be on their press-release list when they are ready to announce; I’ll post as soon as I hear anything official.
(and if you missed it… my V5 is winging its way back from being serviced… yeah! Kudos to Flybook service for the rapid turn-around!)
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