I see where you're coming from, but I think Palm and PPC are just really different animals. PPC is robust and can do all sorts of things, but is a truly lousy organizer. Palm is a great organizer, but really doesn't do other things that well.
As a developer, I traded in my Palm for a PPC a few years ago -- mainly because I was embarassed when a client would ask me a question about the organizer functionality (which I'd never used). After a year of it, I couldn't stand it anymore and happily switched back to a Tungsten E. I realized that I just don't care about my PDA being a remote control, running SQL Server, or having a thumbprint scanner. I just want a good organizer!
Now for enterprise situations where you're developing for them -- different story.
I know that at least two of the major cell phone manufacturers provide beta test units to their employees. Even though you hear of some problems being corrected (like a camera whose lens protruded too much and was easily scratched) there seem to be 10 major problems for every one corrected. Are the employees just not USING the devices? Or are the companies just not listening?
At least Palm isn't alone:
- How could the original Nokia nGage get into consumer's hands with the game cartridge located UNDER the battery?
- Why didn't Motorola figure out that their beautiful smart flip phone had to run for more than an hour or so on a charge?
> In all cases, they will mention the game it
> advertises. Case in point, Slashdot just
> advertised Halo 2 for free...
Wow. If it hadn't been for this "free ad" on Slashdot I'd have NEVER heard of Halo 2.
Hmm...
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I see where you're coming from, but I think Palm and PPC are just really different animals. PPC is robust and can do all sorts of things, but is a truly lousy organizer. Palm is a great organizer, but really doesn't do other things that well.
As a developer, I traded in my Palm for a PPC a few years ago -- mainly because I was embarassed when a client would ask me a question about the organizer functionality (which I'd never used). After a year of it, I couldn't stand it anymore and happily switched back to a Tungsten E. I realized that I just don't care about my PDA being a remote control, running SQL Server, or having a thumbprint scanner. I just want a good organizer!
Now for enterprise situations where you're developing for them -- different story.
I know that at least two of the major cell phone manufacturers provide beta test units to their employees. Even though you hear of some problems being corrected (like a camera whose lens protruded too much and was easily scratched) there seem to be 10 major problems for every one corrected. Are the employees just not USING the devices? Or are the companies just not listening?
At least Palm isn't alone:
- How could the original Nokia nGage get into consumer's hands with the game cartridge located UNDER the battery?
- Why didn't Motorola figure out that their beautiful smart flip phone had to run for more than an hour or so on a charge?
The list goes on...
...if you vote Libertarian.
> In all cases, they will mention the game it > advertises. Case in point, Slashdot just > advertised Halo 2 for free... Wow. If it hadn't been for this "free ad" on Slashdot I'd have NEVER heard of Halo 2. Hmm...
...a raincoat and trash can. :(
Your comments are interesting, but I guarantee you that your experience is nothing compared to that of working for the Florida operation.
Imagine the same thing but with 1/10 the facilities, no advanced programs, and little concern for the outcome of the project!