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Bad Review for the Zaurus
higginsx writes "Sharp's new Linux PDA, the Zaurus SL-5500, gets pretty bad marks from The Wall Street Journal's tech columist Walter Mossberg. He doesn't get much into the OS (other than complaining it wouldn't synch up with his laptop), but concludes that "it failed to do the simple things well. It has a high price, a complicated user interface, and hefty dimensions and weight. Even the cool-looking keyboard turns out to be clumsy to use."" I still really want
to try one out since I don't expect I'll ever sync a Zaurus to Outlook.
Heh!
I'd take an anchovie and bacon pizza over Outlook any time. (Though I'd prefer shrimp and capers.)
CUR ALLOC 20195.....5804M
Its amazing what some people do with things that they are not designed for. Its also begs the question why manufacturers do not think through possible use and/or misuse of their products.
Return the bells of Balangiga.
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To dumb
Yes, you are.
First, it's "Too dumb"
Second, syncing with their email clients is what people DO with their PDAs. This PDA was unable to do a very basic function. Therefore, the reviewer correctly concluded that the PDA sucks.
He is not used to using something that makes you think.
As if you are used to DOING something that makes you think. Like posting intelligently rather than bleating like a sheep.
Even if shaving it is cool, putting sharp objects near it in order to shave it is _not_ cool.
-Ben
Mmmmm.... Bacon....
Yeah, but can your Zaurus do this?
This post gets a score of 1 while mine was modded down to -1. Great!
Oh well i'd better shut up or i'll get another -1.
Return the bells of Balangiga.