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You would have thought an idea as simple & revolutionary (at least, in computing terms) as the Palm would have been easy to bring to market. Butter & Pogue's book shows that wasn't the case. It appears only Jeff Hawkins & Donna Dubinsky (Palm's visionaries) saw there was a need for hand-held computing after the failures of GO, Windows for Pen computing & Apple's Newton. The boardroom battles are as fascinating as Hawkins' clarity of thought is compelling. Written with inside knowledge & an affection for Palm that doesn't stop insightful critique, I couldn't put this book down. I wonder if the future for hand-helds will be as riveting?
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