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Steven Lyle Jordan · 01-25-2010, 10:06 AM

Such a quandry!

I'm considering replacing my cellphone in April with a smartphone. I'm considering either an HTC Touch Pro 2 or a Motorola Droid for the task, but I can't decide which would be a better choice for me.

On one hand, I use a WinMo PDA now, and would like to be able to move my existing apps and files to the smartphone, sync to my PC, etc. I'd also hope most of my e-book reading apps would work on the WinMo smartphone (I read Mobi, eReader, ePub and a few Lit formats on my PDA now, and don't want to lose any books). But many apps would have to be updated, and not all apps have been updated to WinMo 6+... many consider it a virtually dead OS.

On the other hand, Android is the "coming thing." More apps are being done for it every day, including e-book reading apps. I can sync it to my PC's Outlook. There's no Mobi app yet, and serious doubts one will ever be made... but Amazon seems to be leaning in the "Kindle app for every screen" direction, so there might be a Kindle for Android that could read my existing Mobi e-books. Oh, yeah, the Droid will cost $50 more than the Touch Pro 2.

So: Which to choose? Can I read all my e-books on either device now? What should I expect to happen by April? Do I risk technoparalysis by worrying about it 3 months before I have to choose? Will I die of terrorist incidents or nuclear holocaust first, removing the need to be concerned about this decision at all?

Or should I just take the blue pill?

01-25-2010, 10:06 AM	#1
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	WinMo or Android? Such a quandry! I'm considering replacing my cellphone in April with a smartphone. I'm considering either an HTC Touch Pro 2 or a Motorola Droid for the task, but I can't decide which would be a better choice for me. On one hand, I use a WinMo PDA now, and would like to be able to move my existing apps and files to the smartphone, sync to my PC, etc. I'd also hope most of my e-book reading apps would work on the WinMo smartphone (I read Mobi, eReader, ePub and a few Lit formats on my PDA now, and don't want to lose any books). But many apps would have to be updated, and not all apps have been updated to WinMo 6+... many consider it a virtually dead OS. On the other hand, Android is the "coming thing." More apps are being done for it every day, including e-book reading apps. I can sync it to my PC's Outlook. There's no Mobi app yet, and serious doubts one will ever be made... but Amazon seems to be leaning in the "Kindle app for every screen" direction, so there might be a Kindle for Android that could read my existing Mobi e-books. Oh, yeah, the Droid will cost $50 more than the Touch Pro 2. So: Which to choose? Can I read all my e-books on either device now? What should I expect to happen by April? Do I risk technoparalysis by worrying about it 3 months before I have to choose? Will I die of terrorist incidents or nuclear holocaust first, removing the need to be concerned about this decision at all? Or should I just take the blue pill?