"Jeremy Neal Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> For what it's worth, I don't like his tone either. But though the original
> post indeed smells like a troll, what better place is there to discuss
> Palm's shortcomings? Too many posters view this forum as some kind of Palm
> booster club, and they jump on everyone -- even thoughtful writers -- who
> criticizes Palm. This stifles what could be a very useful debate. As
someone
> whose career is now mixed up with this device, I don't think this
> sentimentality is a good idea. Palm has made mistakes and they apparently
> continue to make them -- who knows this better than this group? And who
has
> more to lose if things don't change?
>
> Anyway, here's the reason I bought an iPAQ: they are vastly easier to
> program. Palm's API makes even the simplest programming tasks arduous. And
> yes, I know why it's like that -- I don't need to be reminded. Some people
> don't see this as a problem, but I assure you, my employer does. The fact
> is, hardware constraints are no longer -- or at least, no longer have to
> be -- what limits us. Microsoft, despite my loathing for them, has
> demonstrated that they understand this. Palm hasn't.
>
Actually I do think there are definate shortcomings w/ the Palm
platform & the way it's been handled. Unfortunately Mr. Davis
doesn't seem to be interested in any sort of discussion, he responds
to everything with "feel free to keep your head in the sand".
As for finding that the iPaq is easier to program ... you really
think the Windows API is easy? You've probably been programming
for it for quite a while and have forgotten the learning curve ...
And we _are_ limited by some hardware constraints. The biggest
among them is battery life. Sure, you can pile on the hardware,
but until we get a practical micro fuel cell you're going to end up
w/ very limited battery life.
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-Richard M. Hartman
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186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
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