Comments on: Palm's glimmer of hope

By: Mark, NY NY

Mark, NY NY — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:56:34 +0000

Everyone is so quick to predict the demise of Palm. Yet the Centro has been selling, it is now across all the major carriers. Windows V. 6 , wasn't it on V 3 like a year ago or was it two? one gets confused since Windows works so well. Someone called Palm old technology that has not been improved on. Well Microsoft improved on XP and came out with Vista? Blackberries are also old technology with there claim to fame being push mail. Well Windows is here bye bye to Blackberry also? I doubt it. There will always be Palm people, Blackberry people and the bleeding edge of technology Windoze people. Don't count anyone out yet

By: Marc, Leonminster, MA.

Marc, Leonminster, MA. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:40:36 +0000

Opinions are like you know what … everybody has one. You'll never see a world where there's just one kind of anything. For me … Treo is fine. I love the real keyboard and one hand functionality. I can't wait until Verizon supports the 850W. I remember back when IBM was written off. There's room enough in the smartphone world for several winning phones.

By: TheAfricanNerd

TheAfricanNerd — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:53:43 +0000

Its an ugly piece of crap

By: Leonel Rosales, Aztec, NM

Leonel Rosales, Aztec, NM — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:03:18 +0000

After having a blackberry 8830 for a year, I just got the Treo 800w. Why? because i got tired of its propietary blackberry OS that is not flexible and compatible. Blackberry is a great option and I'd like to try for a while the Iphone, but having windows 6.1 gives me FREEDOM and FLEXIBILITY. It's the same reason I choose a PC instead of a mac….COMPATIBILITY!

By: Doc, Provo, UT

Doc, Provo, UT — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:31:03 +0000

I went to Windows Mobile this year, then after a few months went right back to the Centro. Palm has one of the best products on the market because *it works*. It is not as flashy, and you have to add better apps to it (Agendus and ChatterMail), but it is the best for a good calendar+email device.

Unfortunately, Palm has screwed up the marketing, the default apps, and hasn't refined the hardware enough. I'm still there because I like it best, but I have little hope for Palm as a company.

By: David Knill, Portland, OR

David Knill, Portland, OR — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:01:51 +0000

I think most people comparing an iPhone directly to any Palm device (or Blackberry or any other smartphone) don't realize how large the Smartphone/Cellular market really is. There are over a Billion cell phones in this world. No single device will fit all needs.

The iPhone is very cool and I've always been an Apple fan. However, I need my phone to get my job done and I'm not willing to shell out $50/month more for AT&T service (I have 2 smartphones that share 2000 minutes and the Sprint cellular card for my PC).

Most texting/email fanatics will tell you that a hard keyboard is still superior to a screen. I'm pretty sure that's the case for me.

Anyway,long story short,Palm can be completely trounced by the iPhone in terms of devices sold, but if they can manage to make a device or two that really fit a specific niche, they can still make money.

Then all it takes is for them to come out with something truly revolutionary (or at least ahead of its time) in the next few years and they'll take off again. The race is never really over because technology changes too fast.

Look back at Apple in the late 90s right before they came out with the iMac (and subsequently the iPod)…people were saying the same thing about them as they are about Palm now.

By: Detroit, MI

Detroit, MI — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:36:08 +0000

I've had 3 Treos (600,650,750) and I always love them…for the first year. Then, the problems start. The 750 is by the best yet but the buttons on the keypad are acting up. Now, it's running slower and slower each week. It's too expensive of a phone for these problems to happen after only a year. In all fairness, the 750 did clear up most of my problems (with dropped calls, etc) but with the iPhone a mere $200… we'll go with that.

As for the comment on companies not caring and buying Treos… this author is out of touch. Most companies use Blackberries now, not Treos. Get with the times, man.

By: JAson, Toledo, Ohio

JAson, Toledo, Ohio — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:33:57 +0000

Every third call is a dropped call on the TREO. Phone is old, bulky, and cheaply made.

TREO functions are outdated and always 3 years behind everyone else.

By: Allen Harkleroad, Statesboro, GA

Allen Harkleroad, Statesboro, GA — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:46:15 +0000

Sprint overcharged my small (US) company for over $50,000.00. We caught them doing it and now they refuse to refund the over-payments. You can read the full story at http://www.sprint-really-sucks.com

I also wrote an open letter to Dan Hesse the Chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel. It is a good read so please consider reading the letter.

http://www.sprint-really-sucks.com/open-letter-dan-hesse.aspx

By: EJ Dallas, TX

EJ Dallas, TX — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:12:47 +0000

I have been a Palm fan since the Palm Pilot VII when the 700wx came out I purchased it and loved it. The design was beautiful and even though there were some thing lacking it its functionality it was almost a work of art at least in my book. I recently as in Monday purchased the new 800w and will probably go back to my 700wx until I can justify breaking my contract to move over to ATT for the new iPhone. I think Palm completely missed the boat on this one. I never liked the Centro which was brought out to be a budget device and now they make their flagship device look more like a Centro? Not cool I think Palm will not see many of these sold and except for a few die hard fans who take anything Palm puts out as awesome they will loose alot of their customer base. Its over priced and under delivered.