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Old 08-03-2004, 05:48 AM
Rob Alexander
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Originally Posted by Brad Adrian
The problem, in my eyes, is that too many people get caught up in the PDAs-are-supposed-to-replace-notebooks argument. I have never pretended that my Pocket PC can replace my notebook computer.
You're right; that's really the fallacy of his entire argument. In fact, it's tautological. He says...

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I know of no executive with any real use for PCs who can go on a trip carrying only a PDA.
Well, yeah! If you have a real use for a PC, then you need a PC. Since a PDA isn't a PC, then by the conditions you set, the PDA must fail to meet your needs. Of course, what never occurs to him is what executives with a real use for a PDA should use. I guess that was just a bit too hard to figure out. What a numnuts!

So, in the end, the real enlightenment he offers is that a PDA is not a laptop. I'm sure glad he clarified that for me, because I hadn't noticed. In the meantime, I'll get on being productive with my PPC and he can get on with not understanding what they are for.
 
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