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Do People Really Use Their PDAs?

Posted by Cliff on from the useful-tool-or-status-symbol dept.

TAL asks: "With Dell entering the market with their new PDA, the PDA market appears saturated. I work in a high-tech industry and I see more people carrying their PDAs than actually using them. At the same time, I see many people actually going back to their paper planners. I've ran the PDA gauntlet myself and have found that much time is wasted syncing, charging and reinstalling the software. Have there been any studies on PDA turnover? I think the PDA has become more of a status symbol than a useful tool."

5 of 802 comments (clear)

  1. Satus symbols? by einhverfr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm-- I am all for Public Displays of Affection. And yes, when I get the chance, I use them ;-)

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  2. Re:I agree... by billwashere · · Score: 5, Funny

    I stopped using it within a month and it now sits in a drawer never to be used again.


    Can I have it then :)

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  3. Re:Yes. by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    The GF wants one of these for Peak Retail Season. Given what a lousy year it's been for me financially, she's getting a PaperPalm instead, although I expect that means I'll be getting more use out of my palm too.

  4. Re:Why I Used My PDA and Why I Stopped by Slashdotess · · Score: 5, Funny

    No more scrabbling for a pen when I want to get a girl's phone number

    After she see you whip out your Palm IIIxe with custom linux faceplate, h4x0r3d memory and linux plugin any non-geek chick would probably give you a fake number. Of course, I wouldn't ;)

  5. The Pen is Mightier then the PDA Sword by 3Y3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bought mine with the sole intention of trying to make simple games on it. After a few attempts at a Diablo 2 port (You can run around a basic grass level with a necromancer, never got beyond that), I basically gave up on it because it never seemed to be as handy as the old pen & paper combo. Of course, this may be due to myself owning a pen knife that was much cooler then the PDA itself :)

    OtherTechGuy: "I got the newest Palm"
    Me: "I got a pen knife"
    OtherTechGuy: "So..?"
    Me: "I'll cut yah"
    OtherTechGuy: "Here..take the Palm pilot..." (nervously hands me his PDA)

    could you do that with a PDA? I thought not. Now mod me up, or i'll cut yah.

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