Handspring May Be Headed Our Way...

[Tim_Reeves]

reported after an interview with Handspring CEO, that they may go with PocketPC next time. This could be good and bad. Good: More PocketPCs, less Palms, new designs. Bad: A mob of angry Palm users;-)

[Moose or Chuck]

, i don't think they'd do that, but hey it'd be coo

[999]

The article doesn't exactly quote anyone from the Handspring camp saying they will switch to CE.<br><br>It's more of a speculatory piece.<br><br>Still, I would love to see the Handspring go CE.  I love their aggressive stance on add-ons for their product line...  HEY COMPAQ, WHERE THE F* IS MY CELLPHONE SPRINGBOARD MODULE????<br><br>If it wasn't for PocketQuake and PocketNES, I'd off my trusty iPAQ for a Handspring Edge and a Cellphone module in a heartbeat.<br><br>

[Moose or Chuck]

thats HERESY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can we have a witch trial?

[Moose or Chuck]

If Handspring does make CE devices, they won't totally switch, but lets face it. Not many new, or should I say better, PalmOSes are being released.

[Jaybot]

Which is exactly WHY they want to switch to something else.  Did you read the article?  They find the PalmOS limiting (really?) and they want to implement more features.. blah... I bet they probably screw up again and go with one of the new linux pdas coming out.

[Moose or Chuck]

i dunno pocketlinux is looking cool. Linux is a better shell than windoze usually...

[Jaybot]

pfft... if you don't like compatability maybe.

[Moose or Chuck]

its a cleaner shell. It utilizes the processor better on desktop systems. Also its stabl, but winCE is pretty stable too

[Jaybot]

Good point, WinCE is extremely stable,,, just do a search on Brighthand discussion board about Gerard and his EG-800, he's got everything for it keyboard, 6GB hardrive, PC Card adapter... all because he thinks it's the most stable pc he's had...

[Moose or Chuck]

hahahah, whats the diff. betweeen a eg-800 and a e-125 i was wonderin that?

[Jaybot]

I thought it was pretty cool.  The difference is about 500 more dollars and you can basically drop it off of a tall building and it won't break.

[Moose or Chuck]

ya, thats what i thought, it looks cool, but i believve my warrenty covers drops. So cool as it looks. I don't have 1000 bux to spend on a ppc

[999]

Hey Jaybot:<br><br>Was that reference to Gerard in sarcasm?<br><br>Gerard is a personal friend of mine, and he's had quite a few ups and downs with his EG-800.<br><br>Isn't he on his 3rd one now? or still the 2nd?  <br><br>This is why I ask if you were being sarchastic, otherwise, you'd be wrong regarding stability.<br><br>

[Moose or Chuck]

good you went and pissed him off.