UMPC blamiert Microsoft, Intel und Samsung

Mit seinem Origami-Projekt schaffte es Microsoft tatsächlich kurzeitig für etwas Hype zu sorgen, der allerdings schnell zerfiel als die dahintersteckenden UMPC dann auf der CeBit enthüllt wurden. Zu kurze Akkulaufzeit, zu teuer, zu sperrig und seltsam - war die ziemlich einhellige Meinung zahlreicher Analysten ebenso wie die der Gadgetfanatiker. Samsungs Q1, einer der ersten auf den Markt kommenden Ultra-Mobile PC, lässt sich derzeit zum Beispiel für alberne 1140 Euro vorbestellen. Jüngst nun blamierten sich die drei koreanischen Chefs von Samsungs PC-Sparte, Intel und Microsoft bei der Vorstellung des Q1 nach Strich und Faden, wie die The Korea Times genüsslich unter der Überschrift ‘Origami’ Stumps CEOs in Jobs-Style Presentation darlegt: «Kim first tried to start the Powerpoint presentation, which was saved in his Q1. But after introducing himself, he failed to turn to the second page while his staff nervously watched him.[...] Several pages later, the large projection screen suddenly completely went black. Samsung's staff again rushed to help the vice president, and found the Q1's battery has run out. It is not known why the battery only lasted for a few minutes of the presentation.[...] Microsoft Korea's president Yoo Jae-sung became the second victim of the day when he took over the turn after Kim wrapped up his presentation. Yoo also spent several minutes figuring out how to start the presentation file. Finally, a Samsung employee succeeded in turning it on. But then the Q1 suddenly flipped through every page of Yoo's presentation file in a just few seconds.[...] Going up to the podium, the energetic Intel Korea CEO pronounced that he would ``do it in my own way as my predecessors have had a difficult time.'' But Lee also failed to kick off his presentation by himself, and had to be helped by the staff who looked as if they were expecting the same kind of problems to happen again.» (via GigaOM) Samsung rechnet mit lediglich 100.000 Verkäufen des Q1 in den kommenden 12 Monaten.