Dataquest预计,1998年基于Windows CE平台的掌上型电脑将对目前的主流平台产品提出挑战。当硬件的技术进步成为市场发展的核心力量时,手持电脑设备必将由于其小型便携的优势受到越来越多的用户的欢迎。同时,软件的开发和应用则增强了手持电脑对于Internet和Intranet通讯的支持,从而实现了PC产品的多元化,并起到了稳定长期市场的重要作用。 Dataquest predicts that handhelds based on the Windows CE platform will challenge the current mainstream platforms in 1998. As the technological advancement of hardware becomes the core force of market development, hand-held computer equipment is bound to be welcomed by more and more users due to its small portable advantage. At the same time, the software development and application enhances the support of handheld computers for Internet and Intranet communications, thus realizing the diversification of PC products and playing an important role in stabilizing the long-term market.