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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."

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  1. who bumped up the progressive meter?? by peculiarmethod · · Score: 0, Troll

    Man, only two years of pda color releases here in the us and you're already judging the usefullness?? People only had (I STILL cant afford one) 24 months to figure out how to integrate this new complex device into their lives and pay back the cost through use? Or is slash just looking for sunday posts...

    I'm only sayin.. you guys BEGGED (I did too) for the star trek type handheld.. anything to maybe power a portable version of your gear.. well.. progress takes TIME. remember VESA drivers? remember how long it took to get from hercules cards to color? dang.. you guys have been spoiled and get bored quickly now..

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  2. Yeah by DrunkenPenguin · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sure, I do. I'm a man who takes sexual pleasure of collecting data. That's why I love my PDA.

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