Re: OffTopic? - Microsoft Anti-Competitive Practices

[Steve Sabram]

"Michael S. Davis" wrote:

> On Tue, 9 May 2000, Bradly J. Barton wrote:
>
> > purpose. I agree with the previous poster, the Pocket PC platform is another
> > nice try, but shows just how clueless Microsoft is to what the PDA market is
> > all about: Simplicity. People don't want a palm sized laptop, its
> > impractical. They want something that is small, easy to use, and fast.
>
> HP Jornada 548: About same size as Palm, larger color display, faster,
> more RAM, small, eay to use and has a ton of free apps.  This is NOT the
> older CE type of device.

I have given that one a whirl.  Two big problems:  the UI is sill clunky and the 
hourglass pops up way too much and the power
consumption is terrible without any other devices connected to it.  I'll pass.

Steve


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