Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Slowly but surely, the word is getting out!
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 09:00 AM
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2879155,00.html
I'm just going to ruin it for you. This technology writer recommended a Pocket PC over a Palm. He actually took the devices out of the box and played with them! "Yes, Pocket PC devices today almost universally cost more than Palm OS devices--twice as much in many cases. And that means that some people just can't afford anything but a Palm, Clie, or Handspring. But it should be noted that my Pocket PC (an iPaq) offers at least twice as many tools that make me actually want to carry it around as my Palm." He then goes on to list everything you see in every Palm vs. Pocket PC flame war - music, Audible, turn-by-turn GPS voice navigation, etc. He even had kudos for the newly released Money 2003 for the Pocket PC.
Two years ago you wouldn't have seen an article like this. Not that anything has really changed other than people are giving up their knee-jerk reaction by recommending the former media and Wall Street darling. Now they seem to be basing their recommendations more and more on the merits of the platform and hardware. Thanks to Foo Fighter for the link.
I'm just going to ruin it for you. This technology writer recommended a Pocket PC over a Palm. He actually took the devices out of the box and played with them! "Yes, Pocket PC devices today almost universally cost more than Palm OS devices--twice as much in many cases. And that means that some people just can't afford anything but a Palm, Clie, or Handspring. But it should be noted that my Pocket PC (an iPaq) offers at least twice as many tools that make me actually want to carry it around as my Palm." He then goes on to list everything you see in every Palm vs. Pocket PC flame war - music, Audible, turn-by-turn GPS voice navigation, etc. He even had kudos for the newly released Money 2003 for the Pocket PC.
Two years ago you wouldn't have seen an article like this. Not that anything has really changed other than people are giving up their knee-jerk reaction by recommending the former media and Wall Street darling. Now they seem to be basing their recommendations more and more on the merits of the platform and hardware. Thanks to Foo Fighter for the link.
