Rumours have resurfaced among bloggers that
Dell is preparing
to launch a tablet PC in spring 2007, despite reported internal resistance from
boss Michael Dell.
Blog postings at
GottaBeMobile
and
eWeek
Channel Insider indicate that Dell reps are putting information out into the
market that a tablet PC is on the cards.
Dell is famously resistant to moving into the tablet PC market. Rumours of an
imminent launch using the 2005 edition of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet software
surfaced online in 2004 but products did not materialise.
The integrated handwriting recognition software in
Windows
XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 has been enhanced in the forthcoming
Windows
Vista, which allows the PC to be "trained" to recognise the user's writing.
The tablet features will also be integrated into the main operating system.
Dell has always allowed
Toshiba,
IBM,
HP,
Fujitsu
and NEC to make
headway in this market, especially in the education space where single source
procurement can still hold sway.
Tablet PCs, which come in 'convertible' and 'hybrid' form factors, would mean
significant changes to assembly patterns for Dell, which would have to absorb
extra costs in making this move.
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