foo fighter
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Originally posted by kalaban
Foo Fighter:
Is it me, or do you stir emotions in most threads you post in? 
Guilty as charged! I just love stirring the pot, in fact I keep a giant wooden spoon by my side just for that purpose. 
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I would much rather spend the same dollar for a color Visor (Prism) than a grayscale Clie.
Color makes a huge difference, but I would never spend $450 for a color Palm OS based device. Your just throwing your money away. The resolution is simply too low. As I've said before, its like sticking your face right up to your monitor and staring at each individual pixel. If color is really something you lust for, your much better off with an iPAQ. Unlike the Palm IIIc and the Prism, you can use the iPAQ (has a reflective TFT display) both indoors and outdoors
And if the Prism doesn't have built-in MP3 playback capabilities its as good as dead. Especially when you take into account that you can buy an HP Jornada for $400 or an iPAQ for $460 online. Think about it, who the hell is going to spend $450 for a Prism, then turn around and spend nearly $300 for an MP3 add-on module? Sorry guys, it ain't gonna happen. Consumers aren't THAT stupid. One of the reasons for the iPAQ's success lies in its features. Obviously Palm and HS have underestimated the publics acceptance of these devices. Unless Handspring builds some compelling features into this device it will become roadkill on the information super highway. Contrary to what Palm may claim, the primary reason why the IIIc isn't selling well is because the low-res display look awful! Since the Visor will also operate at the same 160x160 pixel depth I don't see how it will fare any better. The frightening solution that Palm and its partners seem to have come up with is to.....shrink the screen!!! This is a suicidal move! They did it to the Palm M100, Sony did it to the Clie (although I like the unit, the display is too small) and I suspect Handspring will do it to the Prism to overcome the low resolution issue. Needless to say, the entire Palm economy will collectively shooting themselves in the foot. People don't want tiny screens, they want smaller devices that still have larger easy to read displays. It's a paradox. Even the latest market data shows that Microsoft's market share is very slowly increasing (up from 5%). Their share would be growing faster if it weren't for the limited availability of all Pocket PC devices. But even still I wouldn't think Microsoft's take of the handheld market will go beyond 15-25% If it does I'll be surprised.
Gameboy:
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I thought you sold your iPaq because it didn't support the Mac you were planning to get. Now you've got a Palm OS product with no Mac support?
Long story short....I'm not going with a Mac. I might post something in the Off Topic area about my exploits on a Mac, but suffice to say...you can have it, thank you very much. Actually, I am going back to an iPAQ. My buddy at Circuit City said he may have one for me by the end of the week. I needed an interim device to hold me over, so I chose the Clie. When the iPAQ comes in I will simply return the Clie as defective (which this one is) and grab the iPAQ. I
MIKE STH:
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If you really want to get nit-picky, the RX-7 was a MAZDA and the Lexus SUV is a LX 470 or RX 300...
Oops...sorry. Your absolutely right. I was referring to the RX 300 not the RX 7. Personally, I hate these bar code like naming schemes. What ever happened simple names like; Mazda Miata, Ford Explorer, Honda Prelude? Now its; RX X 125B, R21 ZxT. Damn imports!
Yes, to each his own. You think the Clie feels cheesy and that's fine. I agree that it doesn't have the metal feel of the Palm V, but it still feels VERY solid. There is not perceptible flex or creaking associated with the Visor.
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