Re:This is news? (Score 1)

Okay, I can buy the "just an electronic organizer" argument for users who purchase the low-end ( = $250 ) Palm and Handspring devices. (To be honest, I'm considering purchasing one of the m100's for just that, because my Cassiopeia is just too big and heavy to carry around at work.) But what about the high-end Palms, like the new Palm VIIx with a $450-$500 price tag, or the Palm V, which isn't far behind? They sell $100 keyboards for these things. Somehow I don't envision the users who purchase these higher-end models as people who want just an electronic organizer. As for the "PocketPC's are toys" argument... Before M$ started loading the Pocket Office apps with CE 3.0, I probably would have agreed with that statement. But I really believe that having those apps adds a lot to the overall work potential of these devices, especially for travelling users. My job doesn't require me to travel, but it's not difficult to see the utility of having a palm-sized device that can perform all the functions of a PDA, combined with Internet access (CF modem or CF ethernet card), Microsoft Office-compatible applications, and entertainment features (PocketPC's have some *awesome* games, check www.jimmy.com for examples) for the travelling user. As for the lack of a keyboard...Calligrapher (www.paragraph.com) does a fantastic job at handwriting recognition, plus it has a decent on-screen keyboard, so unless you're composing vast amounts of text, I really don't see that as a fatal flaw.