VNC on the Pre prior to the SDK launch is great in my opinion!! I really hope that after the SDK is released the dev support really stands behind the OS. I would love to see an app environment that is on par with Apple and Android.
It seems as though everytime something new and fresh gets introduced (in this case webOS and the Pre) there has to be a holy war with the Apple Fanboys.
I personally love the iPhone and would be hard pressed if they brought one to Sprint on which device to make my daily. That being said frankly a true fanboy would recognize that having a new fresh device is good for innovation. Thusly it would push Apple away from doing another refresher of the device already on the market, in other words the competition offered by Palm would push Apple away from releasing the 3GS2 on the next cycle of new devices. Personally I have been a Palm fanboy for years, dating back to handspring devices and the ever loved palm pilots, and I am perfectly fine with being the number two in mind share in the smartphone market. Mind share if maintained will lead to market share. I'm sure Palm is not trying to top Apple, just as say Mahalo or Bing would not be trying to top Google. All in all the Pre and webOS if nothing else for the Apple fanboys should be a step towards better innovation and should be welcomed. Competition is a great thing, the Holy War is really just comparing devices that essentially do the same thing. Give it up and be grateful.
For those looking for a device strictly for reading, the new Kobo is a nice little option. It's small enough to slip into a pocket, can do more with a PDF than the competition, and at $129, it's $10 cheaper than both the Nook and Kindle WiFi.
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VNC on the Pre prior to the SDK launch is great in my opinion!! I really hope that after the SDK is released the dev support really stands behind the OS. I would love to see an app environment that is on par with Apple and Android.
It seems as though everytime something new and fresh gets introduced (in this case webOS and the Pre) there has to be a holy war with the Apple Fanboys.
I personally love the iPhone and would be hard pressed if they brought one to Sprint on which device to make my daily. That being said frankly a true fanboy would recognize that having a new fresh device is good for innovation. Thusly it would push Apple away from doing another refresher of the device already on the market, in other words the competition offered by Palm would push Apple away from releasing the 3GS2 on the next cycle of new devices. Personally I have been a Palm fanboy for years, dating back to handspring devices and the ever loved palm pilots, and I am perfectly fine with being the number two in mind share in the smartphone market. Mind share if maintained will lead to market share. I'm sure Palm is not trying to top Apple, just as say Mahalo or Bing would not be trying to top Google. All in all the Pre and webOS if nothing else for the Apple fanboys should be a step towards better innovation and should be welcomed. Competition is a great thing, the Holy War is really just comparing devices that essentially do the same thing. Give it up and be grateful.