Really now. I think this expandability stuff, especially in the lower-end is overrated. People tend to buy new organizers for new capabilities rather than buy an add-on anyway.
Oh, but I'm talking to the Slashdot folks -- the crowd that tends to upgrade their videocard and memory every, say, two weeks?
A base PDA is a commodity anyway. Let Palm own that part of the market with its low margins.
I've been fortunate to preview the Treo, and it kicks butt. Looking forward to when they become available.
Nothing. He was commenting on the fact that UNIX has evolved quite a bit since 1969 -- there's a ton of stuff that has been added to UNIX since that year.
Is that selecting a computer is hardly a qualitative problem when picking between different platforms. Sure, on a commoditized platform like a PC, where everyone ostensibly uses the same OS and software, it comes to raw numbers. Linux/PC people always talk about stuff like this.
However, in stepping back from just the box, and thinking big picture ("holistically"), there are other factors to be considered -- is the software there that I want? Is my user experience what I desire? etc. In that case, the gap may be much closer than just the absolute dollar amount indicates.
Unfortunately, unless something magical happens, you aren't going to find a 5gig SD memory card anytime soon (or at least one that won't require you to get a second mortgage on a house in the Bay Area)
Why do all the comments here seem to be centered around "uh, a computer could do that."
Right. A P90 won't fit on my stereo rack. And not everyone has their computer where their good stereo is.
I guess the razzes should be expected from this crowd who would drag a fileserver around the house if they needed it. Obviously this device is not necessarily targeted for this bunch.
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Yeah -- it's because Sprint PCS decided to try to write their own Voice Recognition system with the help of IBM.
Yeah, your typical user will want to access a UNIX box -- not.
:-)
My laptop with wireless access beats your girly Nokia for stuff like this anyway.
Battery life is typical of cell phones -- 60 hours on standby, etc.
Rather than think of it as a PDA, think of it as a cell phone on steroids (hence the usage of the term communicator)
Unsupported? I'm not sure I understand. If Prism is discontinued, does that mean it loses the ability to run Palm OS?
Really now. I think this expandability stuff, especially in the lower-end is overrated. People tend to buy new organizers for new capabilities rather than buy an add-on anyway.
Oh, but I'm talking to the Slashdot folks -- the crowd that tends to upgrade their videocard and memory every, say, two weeks?
A base PDA is a commodity anyway. Let Palm own that part of the market with its low margins.
I've been fortunate to preview the Treo, and it kicks butt. Looking forward to when they become available.
Nothing. He was commenting on the fact that UNIX has evolved quite a bit since 1969 -- there's a ton of stuff that has been added to UNIX since that year.
Is that selecting a computer is hardly a qualitative problem when picking between different platforms. Sure, on a commoditized platform like a PC, where everyone ostensibly uses the same OS and software, it comes to raw numbers. Linux/PC people always talk about stuff like this.
However, in stepping back from just the box, and thinking big picture ("holistically"), there are other factors to be considered -- is the software there that I want? Is my user experience what I desire? etc. In that case, the gap may be much closer than just the absolute dollar amount indicates.
I think we covered this somewhere else -- why would anyone want a honking, fan-blowing PC running while their stereo is going?
/. PC-centric rant. The only thing missing is the word Linux.
It's the usual
The killer app for Firewire.
It doesn't matter. The real world doesn't care aboutg stuff like that....:-)
Unfortunately, unless something magical happens, you aren't going to find a 5gig SD memory card anytime soon (or at least one that won't require you to get a second mortgage on a house in the Bay Area)
Why do all the comments here seem to be centered around "uh, a computer could do that."
Right. A P90 won't fit on my stereo rack. And not everyone has their computer where their good stereo is.
I guess the razzes should be expected from this crowd who would drag a fileserver around the house if they needed it. Obviously this device is not necessarily targeted for this bunch.
How big is St. Peters? Is it anywhere near the size of Houston?
OK you young-ins, you're making me feel old :-)
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As a Rice alum, I'm damn proud of Adam. :-)