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This whole idea that only "power users" are interested in phones like the Treo, or even the Q, is just silly. I'm running into Treo users virtually every day. In the grocery store, on the subway, at soccer games, and more. They're business people, geeks, housewives, cops, you name it.
I was at an NFL game yesterday, and the guy sitting a couple seats away from me was panicked because he had losts his cell phone. He said, "My life is in that phone," referring to his directory of contacts. (Amazingly, he actually got it back at the game.) I think that as people have come to rely more and more on their phones for this purpose, they see more and more the value of having information readily at hand.
I recently showed a co-worker all the contact information I have in my Treo: not just names and phone numbers, but addresses, fax numbers, email addresses, and more. He was impressed not only with the Treo's ability to keep all that centralized, but also how *easy* it was to use. Between the large screen and keyboard, it's far easier to enter and maintain that info on a Treo than on any normal cell phone, including Nokia.
(I do agree that for the typical user, the Moto Q is competition for the 680. Editing Word and Excel documents doesn't matter to them, although the lack of touchscreen might, if they bother to compare.)
I don't think the calendaring capabilities will sway many people to either device. But once people have a smartphone, they may find themselves using the calendar. After all, if I've already got it with me, why not stick the info in there. It quickly becomes easier than taking the little appointment card the doctor or dentist gives you, not losing it on the way home, and remembering to write it on a paper calendar. And just like the contacts app, the calendar on a Treo is far, far easier to use than the one on any regular cell phone.
Does size matter? Yeah, but how much is anyone's guess. People talk about how thick the Treo is, but the truth is that it's no thicker than a lot of flip phones are when they're closed. Will the keyboard and large screen overcome, in people's minds, the extra size? I don't know, but if not then the Q, and all the other keyboard equipped phones, are dead, too.
The success of the 680 will depend greatly on price. If someone's looking at a blackberry or Q, and the 680 is priced the same, it's going to get a look. If it's $150 or $200 more, forget it.
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Originally Posted by gadgetluva
I LOVE WM5. Its a great OS that is powerful, aesthetically pleasing, and has kept me organized for the past year or so. I DEFINITELY prefer it over the PalmOS - actually, I probably won't be using POS ever again.
