This is the meaning of "interested party" that means that Google had a stake in the decision, not merely that it showed some desire to be considered.
I grew up with analogs and have no problem using them now. In my experience, the best part of having a digital 'scope is that it's small and light.
I can second that. I've got a 1012B and I couldn't be happier. It's got hard buttons and knobs for the important stuff, and the menus are easy to use. Plus it's portable if I need to use it in the field (rare).
Given Palm's patent portfolio, this outcome was probably one of the better ones. I can only imagine the stupid patent lawsuits from Apple with the extra ammunition.
The difference could be between the in-camera noise reduction algorithms, which is still a valid and useful comparison, or because the testing is almost certainly subjective here, normal variation. I'd contact them about it; they've been receptive to my comments in the past.
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