No touch-screen is a show-stoper for me. Also, buttons are flat and hard to press. Does Quicken (my most important program) make a Blackberry version? Could be tempting if they fixed those things.
On 6/30/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh, you got me there. > > But as a power user, I'm always intrigued by new technology, and find > recreational value in finding the "real" strengths and weaknesses of it > (beyond the superficial or obvious stuff in most reviews). The fact > that the sales girl in T-Mobile thinks the Pearl is cool is moderately > interesting; the fact that my friend the local business owner leaves his > laptop at home now when he travels (all the time) is compelling beyond > that. > > Having been a Palm user since the Pilot 1000, I appreciate all the good > things about Palm, and the 755p is finally a very physically solid, > appealing device beyond the flimsy, plastically things Treos have been > before. The fact that RIM can put essentially the same type of device > in such a small, sleek, solid package (with Bluetooth 2.0) is > intriguing. The mini-trackball is intriguing as a navigation device > (multispeed is VERY userful). T-Mobile is also moving in some > intriguing directions, too, with the Fave 5, the T-Mobile @ Home. All > moves that reduce their revenue from cellular minutes. It's an > interesting thing to watch the US cellular carriers. All with > strengths; all with weaknesses. Nobody totally dominant in any given > area. > > It's all fun!! > > Cheers, > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Craig Froehle > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Temptation > > . . . snip . . . > > So, Don, which of those do you fancy yourself? ;-) > > . . . snip . . . > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
