Try Palm Tungsten C's keyboard, it's the best thumbboard ever (now I am using Treo 650, which is usable).
Lisa Whelan
· 11 months ago
The Palm Pre looks great, but I do worry that there won't be any cool software for it... They laid off most of their business development and developer relations team last month. And, they use PocketGear to power their app store, which doesn't offer as good a revenue split to developers as Apple does or Android Market and the Blackberry App store reportedly will. I really want Palm to succeed, but so much of what makes a great phone (in my opinion) is the post-loaded software.
NickHumphries
· 11 months ago
It seems just as awesome without any third-party software. The UI is really nice, and intuitive/functional— far more usable than the current iPhone. Still, l hope Palm attracts a large number of app developers.
mager
· 11 months ago
I have that crappy Instinct, so i can't wait until this comes out.
MG Siegler
· 11 months ago
Yeah, getting developers to develop for it will be key in its adoption after the initial wave Lisa. But indications are that they're doing the right things now to at least try to woo developers -- and I'm not talking about that silly PocketGear app store :) We'll see...
MG Siegler
· 11 months ago
Indications seem to be that Palm is learning from past mistakes rather than repeating them. But again, time will tell.
Lisa Whelan
· 11 months ago
I agree Palm is off to a good start with the Pre. Though, it'll be hard to woo developers away from other development platforms unless Palm changes the value proposition of its app store. PocketGear (the old Motricity) powers the new, on-device "Palm App Catalog". Palm announced the Palm App Catalog in late 08, so I don't imagine it'll change soon. 3rd party distribution channels that *might* support Palm WebOS (i.e. Handmark, Handango, the new Motricity, etc.) have similar rev share and app submission models. Fingers crossed things change and Palm builds a solid business case for Mojo development and distribution in the coming months.
abcyesn
· 11 months ago
The Palm Pre is a lot smaller than I initially thought it would be. A good size comparison would be an iPod classic with a big hard drive. In terms of thickness, it's definitely not as thin as the iPhone, or even the bold, but it's an acceptable size considering it's a slider.
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