Can't We All Just Get Along Dept: I think I've realized something about this whole Palm versus PocketPC conflict.
The two devices really don't compete at all.
The Palm is, at its heart, an organizer. The internals are all databases, the device is centered around the core PIM apps, in many ways the small, sleak and cheap m100 is the definitive Palm. Yes, it can be expanded to do a lot of cool stuff (finances, ebooks, even light editing of Office files on the go), but it's still an organizer. Palm keeps it simple, and performs its core functions perfectly.
The PocketPC really is a PC, a form factor equal to but different from the familiar PC form factors of the laptop and desktop. Palmtop PCs are just as capable at many things as their larger cousins. The PocketPC can run Outlook and do the job of an organizer, as can a laptop or desktop PC. But a $500 PocketPC isn't as good an organizer as a $150 Palm m100 running DateBk4.
Despite the fact that the devices are so similar physically (the HP Jornada and the Palm IIIc are both color devices with li-ion batteries and almost identical physical dimensions, even down to the flip up screen covers), they're really completely different classes of device, and shouldn't be compared directly. It's apples to oranges.
The two devices really don't compete at all.
The Palm is, at its heart, an organizer. The internals are all databases, the device is centered around the core PIM apps, in many ways the small, sleak and cheap m100 is the definitive Palm. Yes, it can be expanded to do a lot of cool stuff (finances, ebooks, even light editing of Office files on the go), but it's still an organizer. Palm keeps it simple, and performs its core functions perfectly.
The PocketPC really is a PC, a form factor equal to but different from the familiar PC form factors of the laptop and desktop. Palmtop PCs are just as capable at many things as their larger cousins. The PocketPC can run Outlook and do the job of an organizer, as can a laptop or desktop PC. But a $500 PocketPC isn't as good an organizer as a $150 Palm m100 running DateBk4.
Despite the fact that the devices are so similar physically (the HP Jornada and the Palm IIIc are both color devices with li-ion batteries and almost identical physical dimensions, even down to the flip up screen covers), they're really completely different classes of device, and shouldn't be compared directly. It's apples to oranges.
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