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What is it exactly that Windows Mobile can do that PalmOS devices can't? Out of the box it comes down to Remote Desktop connections, network share access and collecting mail/downloading a web page at the same time. That's about it. Conversely it seems that no matter how fast a CPU you put into a Windows Mobile device you never get away from the spinning 'wait' cursor and no matter how many times MS renames and updates the OS they still can't get the alarms to work reliably.
I use both and support users who use both too. Trust me the only difference is that WM users like to think they do more with their devices.
If you haven't had any recent experience of PalmOS devices then you should get some before putting forward a baseless opinion. Comparing a Palm IIIc and an Axim X5 - thats like saying a 1980s Austin Metro doesn't have the same extras as an 05 BMW, a completely worthless comparison.
If you want to compare the volume and quality of add-on software for either platform then that is valid, but really other than the superior web experience there's no real advantage to using a Windows Mobile device out of the box. Want to make some interesting comparisons, explain to me how a £70 Zire can fly through applications whilst an Axim X50v clunks along like a three-legged dog? Or why in the time it takes a Tosh e800 to fire up and hand control to its user, the T5 owner has fired up, updated their calendar, created some notes and powered down again.
Taking endless potshots at the competition doesn't serve any purpose. What should be on the front page of Pocket PC Thoughts are headlines like "Windows Mobile 5 - fifth time lucky for reliable alarms?", "WTF - no software upgrades again!" or how about "Activesync 4 - pray God they fixed it this time". Maybe issues will be sorted and then the comparisons will be rendered unnecessary...
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