On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 7:34 AM, dnheller <[email protected]> wrote: > Your assertion of "an army of loyal followers" is wishful thinking. There is > no reason for a PalmOS user to be loyal to Palm for the Pre launch, because > there is no migration path; the legacy simulator seems useless for > connectivity and synch.
A) Many Palm OS apps don't require either connectivity or sync, yet they're still useful (e.g., Handyshopper) B) Wireless connectivity (Internet) works fine in the Classic emulator (e.g., 4Cast, Pocket Tunes, Facebook, etc.) C) Wi-Fi Sync may still work...we're not sure yet So, A+B+C = thousands of reasons why Palm OS users will find the Pre attractive even without all the new stuff. > If Palm lived in the real world, they would have not wasted valuable time and > resources on idiotic projects like the Foleo and other false (re-)starts. How much did you pay for those 20/20 Hindsight Glasses? ;-) > I've been a Palm user since in 1996, including Palm 5000, Palm Vx, Treo 600, > 650, and now 680. Between Palm and Microsoft , I now have to abandon the > PalmOS. Not just you...everyone. Palm OS is a dead product, much like OS/2 and 8-track tapes. Unless you want to be "that guy" with the 8-track player in his car, we move on and adapt. > So I've got to decide NOW between iPhone 3.0 and a Crackberry. I have to > change NOW if I am to avoid driving myself crazy by manually copying my > calendar and contact entries while waiting for WebOS devices on AT&T or > Verizon. Did you check out Art's link from earlier: http://www.zimbra.com/products/desktop_features.html Looks like it might be helpful in your short-term needs. > I can't imagine that I'm the only one in this boat. The PalmOS met all my > needs, and there is now no reason for me to continue on a Palm brand device. It sounds like you should be angry at Microsoft, not Palm, as they're the ones who broke your HotSync.
