I'm not sure I agree; I would not have purchased a Treo on my own (my firm bought it) because of the screen. Having 2/3rds the screen space on a device that's significantly bigger than the Tungsten (and not much smaller than a Tungsten/Razr combo) didn't make a lot of sense to me. A number of existing Treo users may like having a device that brings these features back, and more users who have not looked at the Treo because of the small screen may now consider it. I don't know how much of Palm's resources were focused on this product, but given the release of several new Treo's in the last several months it would not seem to have stopped them from developing new devices.
Mike From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Froehle Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] Not sure if true..here goes from Apple Insider On 5/30/07, Michael S. Lax <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:lzlong%40yahoo.com> > wrote: > I think this release is an example of a product that some will like and some > will hate - that does not make it a bad product. Personally, the tiny > screen size of the Treo (especially compared to Palm's Tungsten products) > has been a downside for me. I'm not quite certain, however, why providing > an option for those users who want more screen real estate is a > disappointment to those people that don't; it's not like Palm's taking away > from the Treo. No, but what I'm unhappy about is that Palm spent its precious development resources on this product when it could have been creating something with wider appeal and a better chance of helping the company's financials (this product will not be a stellar seller). - Craig [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
