Oh, I forgot the most obvious one: with the Pre & Pixi, you get 1200% more buttons!!
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Don Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Craig - a good start and at the core of WebOS strengths!! Turns out > b. is the only one of those I really care about, though. Actually, d. might > be an issue, going from the Curve the Pre to the Evo will be from medium to > small to large. Large might be a little, well, large. I guess I could go > see the TMo version of this and find out. > > > > OK, and e. does tug at my heartstrings, but COME ON! This thing has been out > for a year and it still doesn't have a voice recorder, still can't capture > numbers correctly in the call log? Still has only the most basic > configurability of ringtones and vibration (both of which are, from day one > through today, inferior to the Treo/Centro). Still has almost > Blackberry-like management of emoticons in text (which was done elegantly in > the earliest Treos and the Centro). Still can't add back in something as > simple and productive as "Ignore with Text" to not answer a phone call. > Palm is irritating me a bit, and the things I want are so SIMPLE! > > > > And the Evo is big and shiny!! > > > > Did I mention that the Evo is big and shiny? > > > > Hey, did you see the screen on that Evo? > > > > Other things that WebOS can't do?? > > > > Others? > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig > Froehle > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 7:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Planning for June . . . > > > > > > I've been talking with a few folks who've been comparing webOS to > Android and here are some (although this is by no means an exhaustive > list): > > a. Synergy does its job of combining social PIM far better than Android > does. > > b. De-combining munged contacts on Android is much more painful than > webOS' elegant approach > > c. Managing open/running apps is far easier on webOS > > d. Palm's phones are smaller (in case that matters) > > e. You're supporting the underdog, the fighting everyman, of the phone > industry > > f. webOS integrates with more social networks than Android currently > does (LinkedIn, Yahoo!, etc.) > > Others? > > - Craig > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Don Ferguson <[email protected] > <mailto:don%40ferguson.us> > wrote: >> . . . actually rationalizing, probably. No, definitely. I love new toys. >> >> >> >> With Android on the Sprint Evo, I get: >> >> >> >> 1. More configurable vibration/alerts for everything. >> >> 2. A call log that remembers the exact number/person called, and > doesn't >> revert to a plain 10-digit number instead of keeping the association with >> the contact called. >> >> 3. Louder earpiece. >> >> 4. Louder speakerphone. >> >> 5. Yes, LOUDER! Perhaps one that I even want/need to turn down from > MAX >> from time to time. >> >> 6. And I'm not hard of hearing. >> >> 7. iHeart Radio app. >> >> 8. Probably other nifty apps since the Android Market is quite a bit >> bigger than the WebOS App Catalog >> >> 9. Voice recorder. >> >> 10. Editable contact shortcuts. >> >> 11. Bluetooth that can dial speed dials on my car kit (like the Blackberry >> could; Pre cannot). >> >> 12. Reject a call with a text message (like the Treo can) >> >> 13. Blindingly fast processor. >> >> 14. Bigger screen. >> >> 15. 4g/Wimax speed, some places. >> >> >> >> So, what, oh reader, will I be giving up? Don wants to know!! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Don >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
