Comments on: Regarding the Apple PDA http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:18:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4146 Eugenia Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:34:30 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4146 I don't think it's just me. People like my brother, who is just an electrician, won't touch a device that doesn't allow third party apps. I believe there is no place in the market for a PDA-only device, unless is also an iPod -- or a tablet that can replace a laptop. I don’t think it’s just me. People like my brother, who is just an electrician, won’t touch a device that doesn’t allow third party apps.

I believe there is no place in the market for a PDA-only device, unless is also an iPod — or a tablet that can replace a laptop.

]]> By: memsom http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4145 memsom Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:02:14 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4145 Regarding the whole SDK thing: whilst I completely respect your position Eugenia, I think this issue is more about your own preferences rather than the real world. A high percentage of people who buy iPones and iPod Touch won't give a rats arse that you can program for it. Indeed, I owned a Palm Pilot Pro and a Hanspring Visor. I coded up a few apps for them, but ultimately, I was more interested in writing desktop apps. I'm a geek. I write code all day long. I write code in my spare time. I do stupid things like learn Objective C for kicks. However, should I own an Apple PDA, I would not feel any urge to extend it. I did that to the nth degree in the 90's with fore mentioned PalmOS devices. I realised after a while, features maketh the device, not third party apps. I'm thinking of getting a Nokia N800 - should I do so, I'd probably never install any third party apps. The base features are enough. I would buy the device for them, not for extensibility. Regarding the whole SDK thing: whilst I completely respect your position Eugenia, I think this issue is more about your own preferences rather than the real world. A high percentage of people who buy iPones and iPod Touch won’t give a rats arse that you can program for it. Indeed, I owned a Palm Pilot Pro and a Hanspring Visor. I coded up a few apps for them, but ultimately, I was more interested in writing desktop apps. I’m a geek. I write code all day long. I write code in my spare time. I do stupid things like learn Objective C for kicks. However, should I own an Apple PDA, I would not feel any urge to extend it. I did that to the nth degree in the 90’s with fore mentioned PalmOS devices. I realised after a while, features maketh the device, not third party apps.

I’m thinking of getting a Nokia N800 - should I do so, I’d probably never install any third party apps. The base features are enough. I would buy the device for them, not for extensibility.

]]> By: Thom Holwerda http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4143 Thom Holwerda Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:38:53 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4143 <i>I blew two whole days of my life just playing Bejeweld2 on it.</i> Just two? I blew two whole days of my life just playing Bejeweld2 on it.

Just two?

]]> By: William Eggington http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4141 William Eggington Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:47:36 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4141 I use my PDA every day. Its a Tapwave Zodiac. I play lots of games, Mame, all the emulators (Playing Phantasy Star 4 right now for the Sega Genesis). It holds all my contacts, I manage my time with it. Its got some great movie playing apps like Core Player. I have watched lots of older TV shows on it and "Sling" shows to it from my sisters Tivo. I think a good PDA rules. I blew two whole days of my life just playing Bejeweld2 on it. :-) Cell phones . . . not so much. Hate when I see people driving with them, I hate them when they ring in movies or at church. The company I'm contracting with right now purchased one for me and I feel like I'm "on call". I have started turning it off on weekends. Much to their frustration. I don't like this convergence crap. I do not want to pay a monthly fee for the convenience of having a small computer/gaming/time management machine in my pocket. I'd rather a good knife than a pocket knife with everything in it but isn't so great as a knife. I use my PDA every day. Its a Tapwave Zodiac. I play lots of games, Mame, all the emulators (Playing Phantasy Star 4 right now for the Sega Genesis). It holds all my contacts, I manage my time with it. Its got some great movie playing apps like Core Player. I have watched lots of older TV shows on it and “Sling” shows to it from my sisters Tivo.

I think a good PDA rules. I blew two whole days of my life just playing Bejeweld2 on it. :-) Cell phones . . . not so much. Hate when I see people driving with them, I hate them when they ring in movies or at church. The company I’m contracting with right now purchased one for me and I feel like I’m “on call”. I have started turning it off on weekends. Much to their frustration.

I don’t like this convergence crap. I do not want to pay a monthly fee for the convenience of having a small computer/gaming/time management machine in my pocket.

I’d rather a good knife than a pocket knife with everything in it but isn’t so great as a knife.

]]> By: Apple Ipod, Ipod Nano and Ipod Video News http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4140 Apple Ipod, Ipod Nano and Ipod Video News Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:42:42 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/09/26/regarding-the-apple-pda/#comment-4140 Trackback: [...] <i>Eugenia’s space wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptRegarding the Apple PDA Posted on Wed 26 Sep 2007 at 12:26 pm PST. Filed under Mobility. According to AppleInsider, Apple is preparing an “iPod Touch”-like PDA. I must say … they mean a larger iPod Touch with a bigger screen, I’d buy the argument. But just “PDA"</i>[...] Trackback: […] Eugenia’s space wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptRegarding the Apple PDA Posted on Wed 26 Sep 2007 at 12:26 pm PST. Filed under Mobility. According to AppleInsider, Apple is preparing an “iPod Touch”-like PDA. I must say … they mean a larger iPod Touch with a bigger screen, I’d buy the argument. But just “PDA”[…]

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