Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Palm vs Pocket PC on PocketNow
Posted by marlof in "ARTICLE" @ 07:54 AM
http://articles.pocketnow.com/content.cgi?db=articles&id=75
On Pocketnow John F. Tudaro tries to give an open minded view on the pros and cons of Palm OS devices and Pocket PCs. His view is an interesting read, and I agree with many points he makes.
Alas he still compares apples to oranges when it comes to battery life. With a Palm it is measured in weeks of non-continuous use, with a Pocket PC in hours of continuous use. Now how can you compare that? And I'm a bit curious to see Pocket Office communication show up on the pro side of the Pocket PC. Yes, I know the Pocket PC has a built in solution and Palm 'only' a third party solution, but according to everything I've heard from people who should know Pocket Word is no match for WordSmith. I'd say the disadvantage of having to install a third party application is washed away by that, and I'd call it a tie there.
But all in all it is a very nice comparison, and surely a bit more independent than the comparisons Microsoft and PalmSource have online. ;)
On Pocketnow John F. Tudaro tries to give an open minded view on the pros and cons of Palm OS devices and Pocket PCs. His view is an interesting read, and I agree with many points he makes.
Alas he still compares apples to oranges when it comes to battery life. With a Palm it is measured in weeks of non-continuous use, with a Pocket PC in hours of continuous use. Now how can you compare that? And I'm a bit curious to see Pocket Office communication show up on the pro side of the Pocket PC. Yes, I know the Pocket PC has a built in solution and Palm 'only' a third party solution, but according to everything I've heard from people who should know Pocket Word is no match for WordSmith. I'd say the disadvantage of having to install a third party application is washed away by that, and I'd call it a tie there.
But all in all it is a very nice comparison, and surely a bit more independent than the comparisons Microsoft and PalmSource have online. ;)
