I'm sure that the new Pocket PCs are great little devices but I'm rather disappointed with Microsoft's marketing of the platform - specifically in its comparisons to the Palm OS.
With quotes like:
"The new software is clearly better than [...] its chief competitor, Palm Inc.'s PalmOS."
Microsoft makes no effort to hide its loathing of it competitors. And what is excluded from the quote? "The new software is clearly better than Microsoft's previous effort with Win CE, but still falls short of its chief competitor, Palm Inc.'s PalmOS."?
And:
"...this accomplishment is a definite win for the PDA team at Microsoft." What is? Dumping Win CE?
Once again, in the 'compare' section, Microsoft makes sure the Palm cops it, with a spec for spec comparison. What about price and battery life? I don't know about everyone else, but I would prefer to have a compact unit with no frills that lasts for weeks on AA batteries. If I want 'media-rich' surfing capabilities on the go, I'd be inclined to save up a little more for a decent laptop with similar battery life and a much better screen.
Palm devices never claim to be 'Pocket PCs' and that's why people buy them - to complement their home or office machine with useful features and without the extra price and limited mobility of more fully featured PCs.
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...I've found that the cupholder that came with my PC did a good job of playing CDs too. Brilliant!
I'm sure that the new Pocket PCs are great little devices but I'm rather disappointed with Microsoft's marketing of the platform - specifically in its comparisons to the Palm OS.
With quotes like:
"The new software is clearly better than [...] its chief competitor, Palm Inc.'s PalmOS."
Microsoft makes no effort to hide its loathing of it competitors. And what is excluded from the quote? "The new software is clearly better than Microsoft's previous effort with Win CE, but still falls short of its chief competitor, Palm Inc.'s PalmOS."?
And:
"...this accomplishment is a definite win for the PDA team at Microsoft." What is? Dumping Win CE?
Once again, in the 'compare' section, Microsoft makes sure the Palm cops it, with a spec for spec comparison. What about price and battery life? I don't know about everyone else, but I would prefer to have a compact unit with no frills that lasts for weeks on AA batteries. If I want 'media-rich' surfing capabilities on the go, I'd be inclined to save up a little more for a decent laptop with similar battery life and a much better screen.
Palm devices never claim to be 'Pocket PCs' and that's why people buy them - to complement their home or office machine with useful features and without the extra price and limited mobility of more fully featured PCs.