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From: flarosa on 31 Dec 2007 02:48
I've been using the Treo phones for three years now, and Palm PDAs
since 1999, and frankly I'm ready for something new.

Palm devices just don't live up to their promise. The treo is big and
fat in my pocket, the browser is useless for all but the simplest of
web sites, the phone often freezes or takes ten or fifteen seconds to
do simple things like start the browser. Several times I've missed
calls because my Treo froze when I pressed the answer button.

Palm as a software platform is barely any better today than it was a
decade ago. There are few brand name software products available for
Palm OS. If you want Joe's instant messenger, or Bob's mail client,
fine, but if you prefer Yahoo Messenger or Outlook, you're not going
to find it on Palm. And why should I have to pay extra for simple
things like backup utilities?

All the desktop conduits and licensing schemes are confusing and
counterproductive. Each time I have upgraded my computer or purchased
a new Treo, I've lost something that used to work and couldn't figure
out how to reinstall it. It doesn't help that I have to deal with Joe
and Bob instead of a real software company for a lot of these things.
I have no idea what's really happening when I press the sync button.
Is all my data being backed up? Where is it going? If I needed to
restore it, could I do it? I guess I could pay (again) for one of
these "we promise to back up everything" backup programs, but that's
getting old.

Now that there are so many other choices on the market, with better
web browsers, faster connectivity, better cameras, and real web
browsers, Palm seems like it's getting left in the dust. The only
question is whether I can upgrade to something that will automatically
import my contacts and notes from my old Treo. That would be nice, but
ultimately, I'm not going to let it limit my choice.

Frank
From: RonB on 31 Dec 2007 03:27
flarosa <frank(a)franklarosa.com> wrote in news:788bc132-3360-406a-89c8-
ba33fd7e1a4a(a)s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

> Now that there are so many other choices on the market, with better
> web browsers, faster connectivity, better cameras, and real web
> browsers, Palm seems like it's getting left in the dust. The only
> question is whether I can upgrade to something that will automatically
> import my contacts and notes from my old Treo. That would be nice, but
> ultimately, I'm not going to let it limit my choice.

Good luck. I'd look into the Symbian, Blackberry or Linux phones before
I'd consider a Windows' one. If you think the Palm locks up too much wait
till you try Windows Mobile.

I personally like dealing with "Joe and Bob's" instead of M$. I just
bought a Centro and have been able to move all the programs I really used
on my Samsung i500 without problems. I like the simpliciy of the Palm
(Access) OS. I hope the Centro isn't their last Palm OS phone.

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"
From: spamstoam on 31 Dec 2007 06:11
flarosa wrote:
>Palm as a software platform is barely any better today than it was a
>decade ago. There are few brand name software products available for
>Palm OS. If you want Joe's instant messenger, or Bob's mail client,
>fine, but if you prefer Yahoo Messenger or Outlook, you're not going
>to find it on Palm. And why should I have to pay extra for simple
>things like backup utilities?
>
>All the desktop conduits and licensing schemes are confusing and
>counterproductive. Each time I have upgraded my computer or purchased
>a new Treo, I've lost something that used to work and couldn't figure
>out how to reinstall it. It doesn't help that I have to deal with Joe
>and Bob instead of a real software company for a lot of these things.
>I have no idea what's really happening when I press the sync button.
>Is all my data being backed up? Where is it going? If I needed to
>restore it, could I do it? I guess I could pay (again) for one of
>these "we promise to back up everything" backup programs, but that's
>getting old.

That's the state of the market for all mobile devices -- it's what you're willing to trade off. No platform has it all. You seem you've reached the end of the line with palm...good luck in your search for what fits you right.

--

**Life is too short to wait while I figure out my quirks.**
From: Shawn Hirn on 31 Dec 2007 06:54
In article
<788bc132-3360-406a-89c8-ba33fd7e1a4a(a)s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
flarosa <frank(a)franklarosa.com> wrote:

> I've been using the Treo phones for three years now, and Palm PDAs
> since 1999, and frankly I'm ready for something new.

iPhone.
From: (PeteCresswell) on 31 Dec 2007 15:30
Per RonB:
> I'd look into the Symbian, Blackberry or Linux phones before
>I'd consider a Windows' one.

Has anybody got some background information on OpenMoko?

viz http://tinyurl.com/2nab2d

Great-sounding idea, but it doesn't seem tb going anywhere.

If I were them, I'd be hoping for a sugar daddy - like, maybe,
Google to infuse come $.
--
PeteCresswell
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