Post questions for Motion co-founder David Altounian here

[admin]

Post your meaningful and appropriate questions in this thread.

[WNewquay]

It appears that Motion has directed its attention to specific vertical markets leaving the horizontal plane to the convertibles. Is that perception accurate?

Is Motion pursuing or going to pursue Education - specifically higher education, as a market?

[digitaldoc]

Where is the N wifi? It's faster and more stable. Two variables needed in the health care market. (I've been using an N AP, in my office for two years!). I realize the standard has not been ratified, but it would be nice if Motion had a user removable wifi chip that would be upgradeable.

[Steve S]

<<...Motion has directed its attention to...vertical markets leaving the horizontal plane to the convertibles. Is that perception accurate?..>>

...Playing off of WN's question, I think it would be appropriate to ask about precisely how Motion regards the consumer market in general.

<> Can we ever hope to see a Motion product that isn't a spin off of a vertical market product? (Note: Perhaps the LS800 was such a product? If so, what does its "failure" imply to Motion and it's future marketing strategy...?)

We know that Motion has been going through some hard times. We have also heard that Motion is trying to preserve its R&D. Is this correct?

What architecture (for example, Centrino 2) does Motion see as their next logical baseline? Alternately, what does Motion think the pro's and con's are for the current Intel architectures. What do they think about AMD?

Some time ago, Motion appeared to retreat from SXGA+ screens to XGA screens. What does Motion think about these two screens today? Does Motion see any advantages to any other screen size or resolution (e.g., WXGA)?

Is Motion still working with N-trig? Alternately, does Motion see any value in a combination pen and touch interface? What does Motion think about alternative digitizers like inPlay/FinePoint and the next generation of Wacom?

Is Motion considering any convertible tablet concepts?

What battery technologies does Motion think hold the most promise for the next round of mobile platforms. Does Li-Ion have any growth left in it? Do they have an opinion about Zinc Matrix Power? About Fuel Cells?

With the creation of this new position for Mr. Altounian, what changes can we expect at Motion? Why was the creation of this position thought to be necessary?

[admin]

Here is the streaming audio link to my interview with Motion founding member and current COO/President Dave Altounian.

sorry for the minor reverb! Also, because this was recorded using webex, you will see a windows open but there is no video in this recording.

Click here to listen to the interview


you can read the press release of his appointment here

(Disclosure: My company, Allegiance Technology is a major reseller of Motion Computing)

[WNewquay]

Hi John,

Thank you for posting this.

To all - this is 42 minutes of audio that is well worth hearing.

John,
I really appreciate that you took the trouble to set this up and share this with us. I don't want to spill the beans because I really think that this really worth the few clicks it takes hear this.

Still - if you are doing a followup with Dave (or Dave if you are reading)... It sounded like you were going to come back to the topic of the Education vertical. Did I miss it?

[admin]

I think it is a market that they are not actively pursuing. Not that they are actively ignoring it but there are other, better opportunities that are already in their zone of expertise like medical and field service. These categories are so vast and also largely untapped so why not dominate where they already have strength?

That was my takeaway.