ProjectZero
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Originally posted by dietrichbohn
I guess I'm shocked... seems absurd to make the cable w/out the button. Aren't these devices supposed to be all about ease of use?
Hmmm.. you have a point there. However, Palm has been shipping HotSync cables without a button since Day One for the Pilot/III/VII-series and the V-series. Although that doesn't justify _not_ having a button for those cables, there's no apparant reason Palm (and Handspring) could have done for all models.
But, from a marketing standpoint looking in from the outside, it could have been due to the following reasons and events:
1) At one point in time, there was no need (read: not enough customers demanded it back then). That point in time would be pre-m100, which the III/VII/V and Visors fall into.
2) At another point in time, there now appears a need (read: now enough customers demanded it today *or* a different set of customers need it today). Result: introduction of the m100 and its accessories-- note that it doesn't ship with cradle but a cable. Keep in mind how the m100 is marketed versus the other Palm devices and the Visors.
3) By the time event #2 occurred, enough of the III/VII/V and Visor cables without a button are in the channel where it would be more expensive to withdraw and replace. Since Palm and HS are in the business to make money, they want to avoid having to throw out old inventory.
4) A cable with a button would be reserved for a new product line. That's what appeared to have happened with the m100. A case could be made for the Platnium and Prism as well-- new product line...there should have been a redone cable introduced. But perhaps that's not the target audience for the Plats and Prisms.
I also noticed that Mark/Space's cable doesn't have a button for their version of the HotSync cables for III/VIIIs and Visors. And they don't have a cable for the m100 (but they state it's due to different connector). Given everyone's past experiences with promises about when "X" becomes available from vendor "Y", I'll let you draw your own conclusions here.
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Why were they left out, do you suppose? Just to save a few $?
I don't think cost is involved; the m100 cable has the same MSRP as the cables for the other Palm product lines.
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