I didn't say it was Microsoft's advertising, Mike. There are certain
segments of the market which deal only with Asia, and that's where they are
pointed. A couple of them, with really "wow" Tablets aren't in the U.S.
market at all because they don't have the distribution structure here.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew@Nospam.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Chris H. wrote:
>> Asia is pretty hot, Mike. A couple of the OEMs sell only in those
>> markets.
>
> I would say that's due to OEM advertising rather than Microsoft. In two
> years I've seen 2 tablets in Australian stores (neither with a pen), one
> ad (Toshiba) and *nothing* from Microsoft. I just searched my archive of
> product flashes from the local subsidiary from the last 18 months and
> found 2 footnoted references to Tablets...and that's in a technology
> bellwether country that has some of Microsoft's very largest global
> accounts.
>
> From all accounts the situation in Europe is not much different: no store
> presence and little advertising.
>