PalmOS & Windows Mobile Treos Thoughts from a Palm Executive
Here is the newest blog post from Palm’s Blog.
In my role at Palm as the director of wireless solutions (a role that lets me experiment with lots of applications on my phones!), I carry about one of every model we make. One for each carrier, each form factor, each operating system, and I run a variety of applications starting with the killer core — PIM/Email, to the over the air stuff (audio books, music and video), to maps and GPS to Sales Force Automation.
So the idea of these posts are to talk about what I like on each phone and what bugs me on each.
First some background to see if you can identify with my style:I’m a male, +/-50 year olds. Runner/road and mountain bike. BIG music and move fan. Do more email and text than voice (50-100 emails a day on Exchange, Yahoo! and MSN and 50 text messages per day vs. five phone calls a day. I’m married with teenage daughters (thus the texting). I believe in work/life balance and go out of my way to see my kids in sports and plays, and to make room to ride, run and travel.
So what do I like. I tried to think of some of the core things on each OS that make a difference – what are the things that when I switch from one to the other that make me go “dang” when it’s not there:
- Palm OS (Treo 650, 680, 700p) – I love the application buttons. I love pushing the email button and getting my email. Push the Calendar and see the calendar. I use the Secondary (option/button) to get even more function – web, text, camera…whatever I program.
- Windows Mobile (Treo 700w/wx, 750) – Multitasking is great. I can start a download of an audio book from Audible and then switch back to email and continue working while the book downloads. Or type in a URL like www.dyetatcal.com (daughter’s track results) in the browser and while it brings down all the fancy pictures, I switch back to Google Maps or a text message, then switch back a minute later and the page is all there ready to be read.
Or put them in reverse: When I’m on the PalmOS, I’d really like to multitask, and when I’m on WinMo, I’d really like the direct control off the application buttons.Joe Farbis – Director of Wireless Solutions
[Thanks Scott! F.]
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