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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: April 05, 2003 Sony axes eVilla Web-surfing appliance -- "Sony executives blamed the demise on "stability and usability" problems with the $499 desktop Web-browsing appliance, but did not offer specifics." (Comments: Thanks Daniel Szuc.)
Reader Comments...
Seems like they also axed one of their web sites that had notable "stability and usability problems." A heartening trend, and one that should be encouraged. Posted by: Bjorn on April 6, 2003 10:56 AM
Huh, knowing nothing about the eVilla, but hearing it described as a "web-browsing appliance," I can unequivocally decree that the problem was not stability or usability. It was price. $500? No. $100 for a web-browsing appliance. Gimme a break! Posted by: on April 6, 2003 04:02 PM
You do know this article was from August 30, 2001, right? Posted by: Jason Fried on April 7, 2003 12:47 AM
Ohhhhhhh, those are 2001 dollars. Accounting for inflation, that would make eVilla about $85 in today's dollars. Nevermind. Posted by: on April 7, 2003 12:53 AM
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