Windows CE is a stripped-down operating system for devices like handhelds and TV set-top boxes.
These color, palm-size handheld devices have had a tumultuous first few months.
Palm uses its own operating system for its handhelds, by far the most popular on the market.
Philips is expected shortly to discount its Nino 500 to $349.
“The Casio [products] are doing very well.
But the momentum is so strong behind Palm.”
Retailers support the contention that Palm currently enjoys more market support than the Microsoft-based products.
Feldman said he is selling almost no color, palm-size Windows CE devices at all.
One large online computer retailer said it was also selling almost no color Windows CE handhelds.
The Palm III is its top seller followed by the Palm V, said a sales representative.
By contrast, the company had no Cassiopeia E-100s in stock, with seven on order and none backordered.
There are 15 Nino 510s in stock, but no recent customer orders have been placed.
Other retailers told similar stories.
The only problem with Palm “is that it’s competing against itself,” he said.
“It doesn’t signal a lack of demand to me.”
“Color palm-size PCs are meeting or exceeding expectations,” she continued.
“However, it’s not like expectations were that humongous.”
Color displays are also more expensive to include than monochrome displays.
“But you get a lot more for your money.”
