Windows Phone Thoughts: Pocket PC Misperceptions

Despite the increased popularity of Pocket PCs, a lot of people still have many misperceptions of the platform. The columnist I link to seems to mirror a lot of columnists: they take a cursory look at the platforms, don't bother using either unit, and write a fluff piece up. For example,

• He cites the Palm platform as interfacing well with Windows. As if the Pocket PC doesn't?
  
• The Pocket PC supports Acrobat and AIM... and the Palm doesn't?
  
• He cites a Handspring exec who says they can already do everything with weaker processors. This despite Palm's move to ARM and the fact that Handspring is dying.
  
• He says that Pocket PCs easily hit $700, when the highest-end units, like the 5450, top out at $699, and the lowest are under $300.

This kind of false assertion-based journalism bothers me far more than those that come out and say "I think the Palm's simpler". People are entitled to have an opinion. But being just factually incorrect and misleading? Sigh. No wonder ZDNet has been losing money all these years. :roll:

What do you think Microsoft, its licensees, or the community should do about this kind of misreporting?