|
Converting...
I hated the constant need to convert any kind of data into PALM format. Any kind of Word, Excel, MPEG, MP3, Acrobat, HTML, etc. file that I wanted to view on my PALM had to be in a proprietary format. There was no such thing (there might be now) of native file format viewers.
With the PPC I can take just about any regular unconverted file and use it with very little hassle. I think this had a lot to do with the fact that PPCs use a directory file structure instead of some kind of internal database for every file.
Also there was almost no interactivity between applications. On the PPC I can click an Acrobat link in PIE and it will load, launch and view Acrobat Reader.
And of course PPCs could do straight out of the box what Palms were just then touting they could do (sort of...).
I haven't kept up with current Palm capabilities, but I would suspect that the above issues are still issues.
Robb
|