Palm is the reigning champ of PDA OSs, but Windows Mobile 2003 is gaining ground fast. Which PDA operating system packs the biggest punch?
Microsoft may rule the desktop world, but in the battle for handheld supremacy, it's still anybody's game. Found in handhelds from PalmOne, Sony, and other manufacturers, the Palm operating system has held a market-share advantage since the beginning, but Windows Mobile 2003 (née Pocket PC) is no longer just nipping at its heels; it's nipping away at its sales, as well. But if you put the Palm OS in the ring with Windows Mobile, which PDA operating system would survive the bout? Is one notably stronger than the other?
To find out, we booked eight rounds of PDA pugilism, pitting Palm OS 5.2.1 against fast-rising challenger Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 in categories such as ease of use, Office compatibility, and multimedia features. For the most part, we left the hardware outside the ring, as features such as battery life and processor speed vary widely from model to model across both platforms. The operating systems threw some seriously powerful jabs, and the winner may surprise you.
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someone
12/08/2004 07:02 PM
I thought u said you were going to leave hardware out of it??? Frequent referrals to the Zire 21, which is the lowest end OS5 PDA running, and you compared it to a mid range PocketPC system.
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Peta Kenchington
04/10/2004 12:07 PM
Have just purchased a second hand Tungsten E, with no software, cables etc. Used my orginal Zire software, a bought mult-charger [set correctly], the Zire Hot Syn cable, and voila, up and running in 3 mins: flat. Found the Graffit2 easy, not difficult to migrate from the G1 on the Zire. In other words easy, easy to use and set up. Will purchase a CD to get the extras, and have already loaded some trial software to play around with. Have a PDA since the beginning of the beasts, have tried diary's occassionaly, but always gone back, started with an orginal Sharp, so appreciate the current ones. Will stick to Palm in the foreseeable future. Real old user. PK..
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RT
01/11/2004 11:50 AM
Why didn't you considerer the capabilities of windows pocket pc mobile?? The palm cannot be a phone... The windows mobile can... And the software?? I founded more that 30000 programs to pda... I'm sorry but you have to be more realistic.
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