A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the new Palm Treo Pro, and I was fairly critical of the new smartphone. Why? Basically because I felt that it was good, but that isn't good enough in today's dynamic smartphone market. To delve a bit more deeply in
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- by richardsona October 3, 2008 1:21 PM PDT
- No-one's paying anyone (I don't even get paid by Cnet). If you re-read my original post, along with this one, they are not exactly gushing about this product. All the same, I'm not quite sure why you've got it in for Palm as company - if they can pull out of their slump and get back in the game, it's a win for everyone as it keeps competition strong and innovation high.
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