On Friday 20 July 2007 07:45:16 andrei raevsky wrote: > On 7/20/07, Theodore Tso <tytso at mit.edu> wrote: > > why is it > > that 12-year-old Palm technology still better than anything Nokia can > > put out over a decade later? > > > > And if the Palm Foleo has better PDA applications, it might seriouslly > > threaten the N800; after all, it has built-in keyboard and is only > > $100 more.... > > I think I can answer this one (and if I am wrong, please correct me): the > Nokia Tablets were never designed to be PDAs. They have some PDA > capabilities thanks to, if my memory is correct, GPE (or something > similar), but they were *not* intended as PDAs. You can probably plow a > field with a Ferrari, but it would be better to use a tractor. And in a > decade, Ferraris will still be mediocre tools to plow fields. > > I personally have no use whatsoever for "PDA applications" and I am quite > happy that Nokia did not even try to go down that road. They created a > fantastic piece of hardware and a rather good OS to run it. Then they > added some applications and the rest is up to us, the community. And it > seems that the community does not have PDA functionality high up its list > of priorities and I understand that. > > I do not mean to be critical, but you might stick to Palm for PDA like > applications and not expect Internet Tablets to ever even try to match > them. > > Cheers! > > Andrei I kind of have to agree with Andrei. If I wanted a PDA I'd put batteries in my palm III . But to have the full capabilities of a laptop + 24/7 anywhere I have a Cell signal connectivity to the net so I can do things with my family until my boss calls in a panic. THAT is priceless to me. I don't see the system as a lightweight device at all. The owner ... now that can be lightweight (I need to get off my duff here soon and build fuser modules.) But I really need to either carry something as portable as the 770/n800 or figure out how to make my laptop walk. James
