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Originally Posted by Jon Westfall
I find it a bit weird to imagine using this device for email or calendaring, making me think that sometimes, Windows Mobile may be overkill. What do you guys think?
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You're probably thinking of personal calendaring and e-mail ("kewl, let's all go see slash 5 on sat night at the Walmart plaza") instead of business functionality.
I've worked with systems that use these ruggedized devices in warehouses and stores. There are plenty of requirements for event management and messaging. Think in terms of deadlines, notifications, reminders, check lists, etc, not meet-ups and chatting about who Pam Anderson is marrying this week.
Perhaps think of it this way: If you had to deliver a solution that involved scheduling, resource planning, event management, messaging, chat, inventory, monitoring, and more, why would you want to build your own calendaring, e-mail, and chat functionality from scratch?