TreoJohn, Maybe I am just getting old, but after having been burned repeatedly by what you note below, not just on phones, I now try to stay old school.
I started with computers etc back in the 80's, when it all began in a big way. Every upgrade brought dramatically increased functionality, interoperability, and standardization. It was almost always worth the trouble and expense. In the last decade, I would say, these products have matured, and improvements are incremental...and sometimes, non-existent...creating differentiation for marketing's sake, not to fulfill a real widespread need. It has been difficulty to wean myself out of the early adopter mindset. That said, I went to a "better" phone a couple of years ago, and returned to my Treo 680. I actually went so far as to have it repaired recently. It does just what I need it to. when it acts up, a quick Google finds the fix...it has all been done before. I don't have to wish that some software app would be created...the library is complete. So, the OS is dead. What difference does that make to me? They won't publish upgrades for it anymore? It doesn't need any. There is no functionality that I am wishing they would add. I am one of those that has used Palm organizers since the beginning, and I know the system like the back of my hand.. Perhaps I have adapted to its shortcomings, but, it suits my needs just fine. I do my fast, fancy web surfing an other gizmos. I do navigation on other gizmos. I watch movies on other gizmos....each of which is better a those things . I also don't use my Swiss army knife when a chainsaw is a better tool. Who said that convergence is holy, complexity is divine? Rant mode off. Mike Hodish > The part that is most disappointing to me is that increasingly consumers are becoming beta testers, and being charged big bucks for the privilege. It's like much of the beta testing portion of development has been cut out. With smartphones, the problem may seem worse than it is, but it seems so because the darn things cost so much and we buy them because of their promise. Too often, we discover their failure after the 30-day trial has run out, and we're left with a two-year contract. That's kind of what happened in my case. I love the Pre. I'm glad I didn't go for the Hero or the Moment. But I don't know how long I've been trusting a sync that wasn't happening, and I'm about a week out of the 30-day thing. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
