Palm vs other smart phones/PDAs

[Tom Buskey]

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Neil Joseph Schelly <neil at jenandneil.com>
wrote:

>
> I've been waiting patiently for the finished product.  They've run into
> more
> than their share of delays, but continue to make progress.  When the
> fnished
> phone (with wifi/bluetooth/accelerometers/etc) is released, I'll surely be
> picking one up.  I like my Treo, but I'm sure this has far more potential,
> especially given that Palm hasn't really tried to develop anything new and
> interesting in years.
> -Neil
>

IMO, the original Palm UI and apps still hold up very well.  I've been using
Palm with Unix since I got a Pilot 1000.  I have a Blackberry for work and
my wife uses an iPhone.

For the basic calendar/address book/ebook/memo, Palm OS holds up very well.
I can sync with various locations/apps quite easily.
I find the other devices don't improve on the basic apps and in the case of
the Blackberry's calendar, fall short.  One of the things I like is the
instant on quality.  I hit the on button, click on an app and I'm entering
data.  I can't do that with a laptop.

Palm hasn't updated it significantly.  They've made a number of abortive
attempts at modernizing the OS to a Linux based one.  They have added web
browsing and phone use.

But they're still around.  Why hasn't someone caught up?
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