Sony is scaling back its Clie handheld line and will bow out of the U.S. and European markets for PDAs, and in so doing puts new pressure on operating system maker PalmSource.
The consumer electronics giant, which entered the PDA (personal digital assistant) market in the United States with its Clie in August 2000, plans to continue to sell Clies in Japan. But it will wind down production and exit other geographic areas later this year, as it re-evaluates the handheld market, Sony spokeswoman Kelly Gaffney said Tuesday.
