Well, if the ISPs are liable for providing the network that the sharing takes place over, and the file-sharing program vendors are also liable, then shouldn't the the record companies be liable themselves, for making it so expensive to BUY those songs? And the artists too, since they've made songs that tempt people into file-sharing?
In my experience (testing many different types of handheld PDAs for my company) the iPaq falls short in one key area: battery life. If I charge mine up on Friday afternoon, so that it's at full charge, and leave it all weekend (not using it at all), by Monday the battery is dead. And since it's a built-in rechargable battery (not AAA batteries)... if I'm on the road and don't have my charging cradle... I'm out of luck.
Of all the handheld devices, my favorite is the Handspring Visor (pretty much any flaver of Visor, although the Visor Edge also has a built-in rechargable battery. At least it lasts longer than 48 hours). The Springboard module gives the Visor far more expandablility than any other device on the market.
The cost is also a factor: Visors are less expensive than iPaqs. Since it runs the Palm OS, there is a tremendous library of apps that will run on it (both freeware and buyware).
I've also heard (unconfirmed) stories that iPaqs have the highest dealer return rate of any handheld.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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Well, if the ISPs are liable for providing the network that the sharing takes place over, and the file-sharing program vendors are also liable, then shouldn't the the record companies be liable themselves, for making it so expensive to BUY those songs? And the artists too, since they've made songs that tempt people into file-sharing?
In my experience (testing many different types of handheld PDAs for my company) the iPaq falls short in one key area: battery life. If I charge mine up on Friday afternoon, so that it's at full charge, and leave it all weekend (not using it at all), by Monday the battery is dead. And since it's a built-in rechargable battery (not AAA batteries)... if I'm on the road and don't have my charging cradle... I'm out of luck.
Of all the handheld devices, my favorite is the Handspring Visor (pretty much any flaver of Visor, although the Visor Edge also has a built-in rechargable battery. At least it lasts longer than 48 hours). The Springboard module gives the Visor far more expandablility than any other device on the market.
The cost is also a factor: Visors are less expensive than iPaqs. Since it runs the Palm OS, there is a tremendous library of apps that will run on it (both freeware and buyware).
I've also heard (unconfirmed) stories that iPaqs have the highest dealer return rate of any handheld.
Just my 2 cents worth.