On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 21:12:25 GMT, Ken wrote:

I am getting into this technology a little late.

Which of the two device classes has more radio-related software
written for it?

PalmOS

What about general software?

PalmOS: 13,000+ vs 3,000 for WinCE/PocketPC

Does it matter which I pick?

Yes.


If I use Outlook, Word and Excel on my PC, does that make the Windows
CE device the clear choice?

No, oddly, it makes Palm (and PalmOS compatables, such as Sony or
Handspring) the clear choice.

There is *no* PDA with Excel and Word with all the functionality of your
desktop or laptop versions.

The program with the closest match to what you can do with desktop Word &
Excel, according to independent reviewers, is the $70 DocumentsToGo by
DataViz for the PalmOS. Yes, the PalmOS. Reviewers have found Pocket Word
and Pocket Excel on the Pocket PC platform to be anemic and feature-poor by
comparison..

I've used it for two years alongside competitive software, and prefer it to
competitors..

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