Good-enough computing with Citrix on Atrix (and declining pricing...).ZDnet blog.
Motorola’s Atrix is promising on many levels, but there’s still a mental hurdle involved with any potential thin client. However, the Atrix and its successors could be a promising corporate computing alternative.
Like Jason Hiner, who reviewed the Motorola Atrix for TechRepublic, I’ve had the Atrix smartphone and laptop dock for a few weeks. Some analysts have knocked the Atrix because of what they perceive as weak sales based on “channel checks.” Simply put, Atrix may not be a consumer play. There just aren’t many folks that will pay up for the smartphone and laptop dock.
Atrix has the parts to become a corporate computing choice even if it doesn’t find consumer nirvana. The Atrix is interesting and surprisingly well done for a first effort. My tests revolved around using the Atrix as a laptop when commuting and taking the integrated Citrix client for a spin. In the corporate world, the Atrix will be used for travel and tunneling into enterprise apps.
My overall conclusion is that Atrix will have its corporate applications. If you assume prices fall in the future—Atrix accessories are pricey—it’s reasonable to assume that some folks will have these phone/laptop contraptions instead of a laptop. Add it up and you can see how laptops are going to be challenged in the workplace. To wit:
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