The usually well-informed news service DigiTimes has just posted a short news update on the Attila/Alexander devices.
Compal Communications has received orders for two Windows Mobile-based PDA phones, codenamed the Alexander and Attila, from Motorola, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
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which also noted that shipments of the two PDA phones are now set in the first quarter of 2009 instead of the fourth quarter of 2008 as originally planned.
I personally can’t complain too much about their choice of partners – Compal is a rather reliable ODM, and will probably serve them well.
While the delay probably will annoy quite a few of you (especially those waiting for the Alexander), I can fully understand their commercial motivation. Christmas is so close that a launch would be a total fiasco (think no stock, buggy firmware, etc) – waiting to the traditionally quieter Q1 is a smart choice.
Furthermore: print ad space usually is cheapest in January…so that could very well be another reason…
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