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Pocket PC 2002: Sweaty Palms?

Posted by timothy on from the bells-whistles-gimcracks dept.

joestump98 writes: "It appears Microsoft is launching the latest version of their Pocket PC. Here's the announcement from Microsoft about it." Perhaps Palm will fire back with something involving BeOS?

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  1. BeOS. by groebke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why should Palm respond to a MS palm with an implementation using an OS unproven on its platform. Extolling the fashionable alternatives just to say it point to a clear lack on thoughtfullness.

    Thanks,

    Gerald Roebke.

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    Gerald Roebke
  2. Links and Screenshots by sam_doshi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Useful links (including screenshots)
    Microsoft PocketPC 2002 Site
    PocketPC Thoughts
    Smaller.com
    PocketPC Passion

  3. Dear Palm... by szcx · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Remember 3Dfx? You're only as good as your last product, and your last product is two generations behind Microsoft.

    Get cracking.

  4. Re:hoping Palm doesn't play mine is bigger than yo by sulli · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Thank you. All of this pro-Microsoft PR shite ("It's a full Outlook client!" AS IF THAT DIDN'T SUCK BALLS) won't change the fact that Palm has won, and continues to win, because it's not bloated, heavy, overpriced, slow, and with short battery life.

    I use Palm and like it for this reason, and I'd rather fight than switch. Palm: please DON'T be tempted to match MS/HP/CPQ feature for feature.

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  5. PalmOS has Pocket PC abilities, too. by exceed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    While this Yahoo! article mentions alot about Pocket PC 2002's features, it does not mention that Palm OS has many of the same, as well. Here is a description of PalmOS' platform. It clearly states that PalmOS 4.0 has 16-bit color, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, faster universal serial bus (USB) connections, and support for wireless Internet. Here, the site goes into even more detail on it's features.

    What I found interesting in Pocket PC 2002 is that it comes with Windows Media Player, and an Outlook client. However, users in PalmOS can listen to media and send e-mail too, it just isn't your godly Microsoft applications. Just my two cents on the matter...

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    void women (int money, time_t time);
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