Comments on: Palm Pre: The smartphone addict's latest fix

From Treo to iPhone to Storm to Bold, Don Reisinger has a smartphone-switching habit that he's trying to kick, but certain "unparalleled" features in Palm's new phone are keeping it alive.

[seven7dust]

The multi-tasking aspect of the palm pre is definitely a winner for me
although other phones have had multi-tasking for years {eg-: Symbian ,Windows Mobile}
the Pre delivers it in a much more powerful way {plus for the first time on a Multi-touch Device}
along with the awesome unified notifications
I can see how managing many many apps at once will be a desktop like experience !
and then there's Universal search {Almost feels like spotlight}

Although I'm a fan of the iPhone and Apple in general
I have to give props to the Palm they have out done Apple this time
even though the App store gives Apple a slight edge for now
once Palm app store reaches a critical mass of apps it wont be a problem either
Eitherway this will definitely push Apple to improve, More competition the better !

[anonymoustached]

Sony Ericsson Satio? Anyone?

[BigHouseFan48]

I too can't shake my love of new technology, I had a Treo 650 then went with the 1st. gen Iphone, had that for a while, then went back to Palm, a Treo 800. Ah, but the new Storm was beckoning and I gave in to it, only to be disappointed, so I went with the BB Bold to which I currently have and yes I'll get the Pre and carry two phones for now and if it's a solid phone, I'll sell my Bold, pay my early term. fee and pocket the rest. (I hate AT &T - which is another reason I sold my Iphone, then when I got my Bold I knew I wasn't staying with them for the life of the contract) so this Pre coming out now is just what the doctor ordered!

[Michael_York]

" by bimmin June 5, 2009 2:34 PM PDT Said:
All the old PalmOS apps work on the Pre so there are many thousands of apps

Most apps will work except for the basic Pim functions which in a way, are better on the Treo 755 than they are currently on the Pre. Also, in order to ue apps from the Palm OS, you have to pay $30.00 for the app tothat emulates the Palm OS. They say it's "Free" now like the 20 or so apps in the Palm Store, but it's actually only a 7 day trial. This is one app Palm should have included for a retailed $549.00 /PDA! The inability to copy and past text from a Webpage, etc is a deal-breaker for me since I can easily do that on my 755 now. Also, apparently "Universal Search" does not work on the Calendar or Notes or Tasks. I have been through way-too-many Treo's in the past years to trust that palm will quickly fix these issues (and give everyone a Real, Battery that lasts!) in a timely fashion. Considering it's gona cos me more too, i think I'll wait. Who knows, a cool Android phone may come to Sprint soon too.