zakk wrote:
Trying using it, try debugging it, then let me know. From my first hand experience, the expereince of others, and the expereince of those on the palm boards, it is highly unstable, and in my opinion as a PDA user for years, not reliable compared to others on the market.
Well, I have used Windows mobile devices since the early Ipaqs (before they integrated cellular service), including the Philips Nino, original HP handheld, Samsung i700 & i730, Audiovox Maestro, Sprint PPC 6600, HP 6135 (I think, can't remember the number), Cingular 2125 and others I can't think of off the top of my head. I have also owned Palm devices including the original palm pilot, Palm V, Handspring Edge & Treo 270, 300 & 600, Sony UX50 and Samsung I330. I also used the original blackberry.
I currently just the Blackjack and for me it's just about perfect. I don't know what you mean by "debugging it" but it sounds like you are just talking out your crack on that. These devices work just fine out of the box (both windows mobile and palm). I have done some "hacks" such as unlocking and enabling DUN and things like that, but I don't see debugging the OS as part of using a device. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. Palm OS is dead as it stands. Maybe they can make a comeback with their new Linux based version (if it is ever released), or maybe device makers will refuse to adopt it again.
But if we're talking about buying a new device right now (which is what this thread is about), then Palm does not currently offer a competitive device. Palm OS might have been competitive when it was released in 2002 (actually it was already behind at that point), but at this point it's just old (no support for multi-tasking, no support for 3G, etc.). The simple fact is that its successor Palm OS 6 is considered dead. Certainly there are fans of the old OS, just like there are fans of the old Amiga, but the bottom line is that it's the same OS that was already behind 5 years ago.