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 Originally Posted by hawkeye_a
I, fairly recently made the journey in the opposite direction. (FYI, i finally received a unit that didn't keep restarting..at least it hasn't restarted in 18 hours, knock-on-wood).
Disclaimer: I am an Apple ******. (and am coming to the Pre2 from the 3GS)
WebOS is a great OS, the design rivals Apple's iOS very well. The hardware feels mediocre (maybe I say this cause my first unit as a lemon?). But the hardware feels "cheap" in my hand. I like the dimensions and weight, but i'm not sure if i like the physical keyboard slidein and slideout (as with any mechanical component, it will weaken with time).
I really enjoy using WebOS on the OS level, it is better than anything else out there.
But, we buy products, not software or hardware. Products. That entails hardware, software, services and support.
And WebOS is lagging far behind in content... app, music, movie, book stores.
Making the journey from iOS to WebOS also brought to my attention how much i used and appreciated iTunes. Having a single windowed application on my computer to manage my device is invaluable IMHO. (I still havent figured out how to create playlists for the Pre2).
I am a techie, and i have the patience to putz around and find solutions to problems, navigate file systems, convert media, etc. But it is a hassle, and i cannot imagine any end users capable of doing it.
WebOS is a gold mine. But Palm/HP needs to round out the package with content and a desktop manager app.
Simple things like making playlists, syncing bookmarks, contacts and calendars, etc...turn out to be chores(for the first time anyway). And the content just isn't there and there's where HP needs to focus if it wants to make WebOS a consumer success (and i'm not talking quantity, i'm taking about securing the top 50 apps that people want).
I think people use use 3rd party software like Songbird for the playlists. Another choice is to use an app like Music Remix which makes playlists on the phone itself. I just use Music Remix and end up having slightly different playlists on my phone than on my computer which is fine for me as the phone music is only a subset of my computer stuff anyway.
For calendar, I use google calendar and then put the ubercalendar patch on it from Preware.
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