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Originally Posted by mogui
I am still a fan of the monochrome Palm.
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This is the one common comment I keep hearing in this thread, and it's significant.
Remember, when the Palm Pilot first came out, a lot of the geekerati snorted at it as being too underpowered and awkward, compared to the existing PDAs of the day (rough as they were). But with Palm's advertising and promotional efforts, the Pilot was a huge success, and today people who wouldn't even consider a modern PDA still use their old Palms for PIM (because they held up nicely).
Hey, for that matter, think iPod. It outsold cheaper, just as capable MP3 players, again, thanks to an aggressive promotional effort (and, in their case, unique styling).
Now the same group has a new device. The Geekerati are reacting the same way, too: Who cares? Bur Hawkins and Gates want to push this kind of device. And they've both got decent track records for pushing less-than-stellar devices to the top of the heap.
Bottom line: I'm not ready to bet against them yet.