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Originally Posted by JAcheson
PDAs disappeared because Palm made the completely arbitrary decision to stop making them in favor of smartphones. Then smartphones didn't work out for them either, and they didn't have their PDA business to fall back on.
Meanwhile Apple has done just fine selling the iPod Touch, which is essentially a PDA with media features.
Frankly, I would love to buy a modern PalmOS device. Something with an E-Ink screen, that could run the useful PDA apps and last for weeks on end. Throw a solar cell on it and you could probably run it indefinitely.
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Palm wasn't the only PDA maker at the time, so if people still wanted them, they would still be available.
Yes, the iPod is essential a Music Player/PDA/Game device - an iPhone without the phone part.
You say you would want a PalmOS device. But would you really carry it when your phone does the same functions?
I remember at one point, some people had a cell phone, pager and a PDA on their belts. Well on our way to Batman utility belts. Now most people don't even have a clip on their smart phone. Men usually just put them in their pockets.