> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message
> d37fi4$e3h$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk">news:d37fi4$e3h$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk...
>> Ranma schrieb:
>>
>> >>WinCE is slow, power hungry and has poor PDA apps.
>> >>Unfortunately, Linux on a PDA is the same.
>>
>> Martin Brunner:
>>
>> > I guess that on linux half of the things don't work like they should.
>> >
>> > Another point for Palm is the synchronisation. I don't want to use
>> > Outlook and so the Palm Desktop is a fine and quick Programm for
>> > editing the data of my palm on the computer.
>> >
>> > But there are two systems left you did not mention: Symbian OS and
>> > Blackberry. I only saw Symbian on a Motorola A925. Really horrible to
>> > synchronize.
>>
>> X_HOBBES:
>>
>> > The Blackberry didn't really impress me that much. I like the device,
> but
>> > not the software suite. I won't call it an OS because I don't know
>> > that you can add apps the same way you could with Palm and WinCE.
>> >
>> > I'm still on a mission to find the right device and platform! =-)
>>
>> I suggest that you wait for the next 'wave' of Palm handhelds to come
>> out. As for synchronising Outlook, you can do that perfectly well with
>> Palm OS. In fact, Palm also supports other mail applications like
>> Thunderbird. If you use Linux on a desktop machine, remember that the
>> Palm will be compatible with it, whereas a PPC won't.
>>
>> Do not choose a PDA because of Flash. Choose what works, what is
>> reliable, and what is open enough to allow you to migrate between
>> platforms and applications. Don't get yourself in a data lock-in
>> situation.
X_HOBBES wrote:
> What does the next wave of Palm have to offer? Will they be Linux-based?
> I thought I read that somewhere, but I might be wrong.
>
> X_HOBBES
Well, yes. It has been circulating around the Internet for a while so I
wrote about it.
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/03/12/palm-headed-for-linux/
Roy
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