This sounds like an extreme case of piling on. On Nov 20, 2007 9:33 PM, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, people should never type product reviews when drunk . . . > > The designers of Sprint's catalog front cover disagree with these > folks... > > Cheers, > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > colin.fletcher > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 4:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Treo] Palm ugly?? > > Two entries on this list: > > > http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/11/meet_the_10_ug > l.ht > ml > > > Palm > <http://www.informationweek.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml;jsessionid=T4M > 1520 > 4IW4IKQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?galleryID=116&imageID=7> Centro: Palm has > never > made attractive smartphones, but its newest kid on the block took every > bad > idea in Palm's arsenal and combined them into one shudder-inducing piece > of > hardware. I've seen bars of soap that have more personality than the > Centro. > And just because it is tiny, that doesn't mean it is hip. While small > and > thin has been the design mandate of late, the Centro is what happens > when > you let a 10-year-old design a smartphone. > > Palm > <http://www.informationweek.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml;jsessionid=T4M > 1520 > 4IW4IKQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?galleryID=116&imageID=8> Treo 600: The Treo > 600 > may have really set the stage for what a smartphone should be with its > larger screen and full qwerty keyboard, but, holy heck, what were its > designers thinking? The ginormous stub antenna has to be the cause of > countless groin injuries to people who stuffed the Treo 600 into their > front > pocket. Not only was the stub dangerous, the Treo 600 was so heavy that > back > and wrist problems were common complaints from those who carried it > about. > The one good thing about it was that mobile professionals on the road > could > skip going to the gym and do curls with the Treo 600 in their hotel room > instead. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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