Hi Mickey,
I personally asked OQO the same question at CES this year. They told me
that they did not have customers asking for Windows XP, Tablet PC Edition on
their device. They said it would work if someone asked for it.


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"Mickey Segal" <ignored@example.com> wrote in message
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Coulter" <kilmerr5******.com>
>> What's cool about the upcoming Tablet PC software?
>> http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=7603#7603
>> "Peter Loforte, general manager of the Tablet PC team, shows us what is
>> cool about the upcoming Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 software update
>> (code-named "Lonestar") This is a free update and will automatically come
>> with the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2."
>
> The Loforte video was the most interesting one, focusing on advances in
> pen
> input. It is very relevant to the question of whether handwriting
> recognition should be part of the operating system or be an add-on such as
> ritePen software
> (http://www.penandinternet.com/piweb/...-qsg/index.asp). The
> Loforte
> video makes a good case for handwriting recognition being part of the
> operating system.
>
> Why would a company like OQO use the non-tablet XP approach for their
> pocket-size pen-enabled "ultrapersonal computer"
> (http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/) and suggest add-on software for
> handwriting recognition, if desired? Although it is true that OQO's
> pull-out keyboard is useful, one can imagine many cases in which one is
> using the pen for navigation and need to enter a small amount of text and
> prefer to use the pen. The advances shown in the Loforte video look like
> they go way beyond the capabilities of the ritePen software that one could
> add to the OQO to add handwriting recognition.
>
> Why would a company like OQO shun Tablet XP if it has such clear
> usefulness?
> Are the hardware requirements for Tablet XP too burdensome? Is there a
> large cost premium for Tablet XP? Or did OQO make the decision based on
> earlier versions of Tablet XP, and simply bet on the wrong horse?
>
>