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 Originally Posted by Saltcreep
The answer is absolutely. As someone else said above, "Homebrew makes the Pre." I am a Pre nutjob, but I'll be honest, without Homebrew I think I'd be somewhat disappointed with my Pre experience after the wonderful job Palm did releasing this device.
Bravo to all homebrew app developers out there. You guys deserve much love and respect. My phone experience has been sustained due to you, and the WebOS that enabled all this homebrew goodness..
Indeed. these guys deserve a huge round of applause.
I hope Palm accelerates the app release process. I see WAYYY too much lackluster Pre news on tech sites post-launch. It makes me sad.
..and not only should they be trying to release APPS, but APPS that take advantage of the capabilities that the PRE/WEBOS combo can deliver that iphone CAN'T deliver. They could advertise these competitive advantages and take them to the BANK!!!!
Alas, there's nothing to advertise. I'm trying not prejudge before the App Catalog is officially up and running, but Palm REALLY needs to get on making sure developers are leveraging every part of WebOS they can, especially the fact that WebOS has the best notification system on a mobile operating system right now.
Aside from texts, email, and Pandora, I have nothing on my Pre that uses notifications, so multitasking still has a long way to go to reach its full potential. Without this differentiation, apps on the Pre - AT BEST - can only be as good as the same app on iPhone and Android, and at times it's much worse (e.g. Google Maps). That's not going to help Palm make a mark in this crowded smartphone space. But I am hopeful, both for myself and for Palm's survival.
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