Leo Systems is a sister company of Everex, both of which are affiliated with First International Computer Inc., a Taiwan-based PC maker. No View Results Everex is the second vendor to abandon the Palm-size PC arena. Philips Electronics NV last month also announced that it will phase out its Nino line of handheld Windows CE devices. Windows CE-based handhelds have struggled to gain market share from competitors such as the popular Palm devices from 3Com Corp.'s Palm Computing Inc. subsidiary. To attract users, devices need to offer an attractive range of services, which requires a critical mass of developers creating software and services, noted Hwang.
Developers go where the volume is, and right now Palm has the volume.
Everex's pullout was not entirely unexpected. Although the vendor earlier this year announced that it would bring to market a color version of its Freestyle Palm-size PC device, the company never released the product. Leo Systems, however, will continue to sell Leo-branded Freestyle Windows CE devices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the company spokesman said today. Pages will open in a new browser window External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. All Rights Reserved.