Nagel Promises More Innovation

10.000 thousand sole shareware programmers, sitting alone with only the basic tools and rudimentary information on a Chiquita box are alone porting their (partly very complex) Palm programs to PPC lietrally in months.

Clearly this is a hypothetical. There aren't "10,000 thousand" or even "10,000" or even "1,000" developers "porting their Palm programs to PPC" in months or otherwise.

Trot out some support for your statements, why doncha?

Do you honestly think every single handheld that runs the Palm OS needs to have an MP3 player? If you do, then you are projecting your needs onto everyone else. Let me put it as plainly as I can. I DO NOT WANT MY HANDHELD TO PLAY MP3S!!!!! Nagel is going to make an OS that is flexible so that some companies can add MP3 playback but not everyone has to. So you can have the MP3 player you want (and pay for it) while I can save money by not having one.

Will you PLEASE stop the constant whining about music playback. That is a niche product that very few people over the age of 25 think is important. It is NOT the main purpose of a handheld!!! Geez.

Niche product ?!? Speak for yourself and what praytell is the "main purpose" of a handheld? If you want a Casio organizer then stick with one, but YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE REST OF US. And Yes, I'm older (much older) than 25 and I want MP3 playback capability.

You would have made a "brilliant" [sic] sidekick or flunky for Yankerkowski. He needs you right now !!!

Sure, if you have more memory you can do more word processing and keep more files. If you have high resolutions your excel spreadsheets comes out nicer and in more detail. If you have internal wireless networking you can send your thoughts, articles, budget and even your schedule to your secretary or friends..... Maybe a little music to help you unwind while you are word processing and organizing your thoughts would be nice too...

Even people with basic needs would somehow find the additional features useful, it's just that people don't dig deep enough to demand those needs. I would buy one that can do things as fast as possible, as many as possible so that I don't carry five devices and get things done quicker.

See the point?

Not only a Vidiot but also a bloated Trekkie fan.
Gimme a break. You represent yourself and others represent themselves. Don't even think for a moment that you speak for the VAST minority or majority or whatever you believe in your deluded fantasies.

Let me ask you: Did Spock or Janeway command you to represent the VAST minority? Or did you believe this fantasy after you received a BORG probe where the sun don't shine?

Son, I think it's back to the Casio organizer for you. You can pick 'em up at the local $1 store. There is definitely a VAST sumo-sized minority looking for cheap organizers.

Adding useless features is the only thing that is going to allow MSFT to compete. Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that Palm should cease to innovate. Just that it should be very careful about which so-called 'features' it adopts.

The Newton failed because it was too complex for the average user and because it tried to do too much within the confines of the technology. PPC is dying (despite the brave face that MSFT is putting on) for the same reason. Palm dominates the market because it has stuck with a winning formula.

Resting on Palm's laurels would be wrong; adopting a failed strategy would be suicide.

Nagel has nothing to do with making hardware. He is in charge of the Palm OS. A different part of the company does Palm's hardware now.

And demanding new products from a guy who's been at a company for 3 months is unrealistic. You can't blame him for the screw ups of the past.

Probably having a circle jerk with Yankerkowski and the rest of the "supergenius" boardmembers.

It's amazing that all the rejects from CrApple are showing up. With the rumor of Sugar Water Man (aka Sculley) being the next CEO the circle will be complete and Palm will be finished.