My real love: Palm
Infected by Rob Vonk I did buy a Palm Vx 5 years ago. A Palm Vx uses a modest 512 Kb of memory for running Palm OS 4, an OS which has one single purpose: run very, very well on an handheld device. The Vx had a stunning 8Mb at that time.
Jalouzy came sometimes to mind when I saw people walking around with brand new iPaq with a zillion colours and Microsoft CE, with a user interface familiar to the desktop. But somehow I always sticked with my dating but still functioning very well Palm.
But now Bill again changed everything. The unthinkable happened: Palm and Microsoft joined forces and in january 2006 Palm will launch the new Palm Treo which will run Windows Mobile 5.0.
That IS the best of both worlds. I can stick with my Palm to keep Rob happy and run Windows Mobile to keep Bill happy. And if Rob and Bill are happy: I'm happy.