Re: palm or pocket pc

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From: Marc (see_at_signature.url)
Date: 02/04/05 

Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 21:33:14 +0000

Nathan Sokalski wrote:
> Although I have never owned a Palm brand product, I have always viewed the
> Pocket PC as being better. Several reasons for this are the fact that it is
> more similar to Windows, making it easier to learn. I also like it better
> because since Palm is less compatible when it comes to hardware, I prefer to
> support Pocket PC. And as to your comment about Outlook, even though I do
> not own or use Microsoft Outlook, it is great for synchronizing when using
> Pocket PC (in fact, it is pretty much required for synchronizing the
> Calendar and Contacts). The Calendar and Contacts features of Pocket PC, if
> I understand correctly, are actually based on the code used to write
> Outlook, so if you are an Outlook user, you would definitely prefer the
> Pocket PC, and I recommend it as well. Good luck!

I disagree. Windows Mobile shares hardly any resemblance to Windows on
the desktop, only the same naming conventions and icons. Everything
you'd expect - the task bar, the recycle bin, the desktop and my
computer are not present. That's probably for the best, but I don't feel
this makes it any easier for someone new to PDAs. If you've used a Palm
before, then you should be OK but it might take some getting used to
(any other converters still have trouble typing a 'V' in block
recogniser? it was so much easier on a Palm, just a backwards 'U'!)

The Palm OS is a lot easier to use than Windows Mobile. It's faster, and
gets to the point. It does the simple job of a PDA a lot better than
Windows Mobile. However, the reason I choose Windows Mobile over Palm is
because its more powerful, and has many more advanced features and
generally the devices have better hardware. If you want more than the
simple features then I'd say a Windows based PDA is the best option, for
media, Internet, memory card expansion, games and accessories. 

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Marc
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