Comments on: Picking nits: why I’m skipping the Palm Pre http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/ A distant chipmunk on the horizon Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: MC http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3804 MC Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:38:17 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3804 Time to review your review, lol ! http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138606/Opinion_Palm_Pre_firmware_update_fixes_many_flaws?taxonomyId=16 Time to review your review, lol !

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138606/Opinion_Palm_Pre_firmware_update_fixes_many_flaws?taxonomyId=16

]]> By: Picking nits: why I’m skipping the Palm Pre - Benny Ling’s Bling http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3164 Picking nits: why I’m skipping the Palm Pre - Benny Ling’s Bling Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:30:29 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3164 [...] via Picking nits: why I’m skipping the Palm Pre. [...] […] via Picking nits: why I’m skipping the Palm Pre. […]

]]> By: Strikerage http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3125 Strikerage Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:55:30 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3125 Oops. Ok, correction: it doesn't direct videos straight to the Youtube app. Sorry for my error on this one point. But I'll tell you this: for me not recognizing this, doesn't that kinda tell you that you are SERIOUSLY reaching to find issues with the Pre so that you can justify still carrying your iBrick around? The video's open so fast... plus what it actually did was open a completely new window.... Hold on a sec!!!! You mean to say that you can have multiple windows open.... each with it's own video running.... and you can flip between each video?!?!?!? OMG! I'm glad I have an iPhone so I can be able to do the same thi-..... oh. Oops. Ok, correction: it doesn’t direct videos straight to the Youtube app. Sorry for my error on this one point. But I’ll tell you this: for me not recognizing this, doesn’t that kinda tell you that you are SERIOUSLY reaching to find issues with the Pre so that you can justify still carrying your iBrick around? The video’s open so fast… plus what it actually did was open a completely new window.…

Hold on a sec!!!! You mean to say that you can have multiple windows open.… each with it’s own video running.… and you can flip between each video?!?!?!? OMG! I’m glad I have an iPhone so I can be able to do the same thi-.…. oh.

]]> By: Strikerage http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3123 Strikerage Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:45:38 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3123 Wow. Never heard such an amazingly blind review of a phone. I understand being a little biased since you are obviously in a huge love affair with your iPhone, but at least be a little impartial. All but maybe... two of your complaints are just plain laughable (point #23 for example. You really think that the iPhone's onscreen keyboard beats out a physical keyboard in accuracy?!?! I don't like the small keyboard either, but come on! My friend is skinny as hell and he can never type accurately on his iPhone. I make fun of him all the time for that. I find things searching with my Centro faster than him for this reason alone!) Anyway, besides the keyboard, most of your complaints are things non-Apple fanboys already don't care about anyway, or they would have already owned an iPhone (me included). The only thing I can truely agree with you is point 21. I don't understand why the Pre wouldn't come with Street View. It just looks so awesome on the iPhone and G1 phone. I know it will have it eventually, but come on! Besides that, you need to check your facts with some of your points. I can refute almost every point you make, but I'll just point one out where you are completely wrong, and apparently didn't even use the phone or you would have noticed it: The browser DOES direct videos straight to the Youtube app. I did when I used the test unit. It was the first thing I tried when I used the test unit. Surely a tech blogger, like yourself, would have tried using the web browser, go to Youtube.com, click on a link, and see what happens! You obviously didn't or you would have seen that the video quality that becomes of clicking a link is almost HD quality. Freaking awesome! Better than I ever saw on my friend's iPhone. Oh BTW, you might not wanna knock the Pre for not having flash since it will be the first phone to even impliment this feature in the near future, making the iPhone look archaic in that area. Come to think of it, after seeing your hilariously biased review of the phone, I almost think you just put it up to garner responses from Palm fanboy's like me. :-) There's just no way that a rational, intelligent reviewer would have made so many blatent errors in reviewing a new product. Don't get me wrong, I have issues with the Pre also for some of the.... two problems you found out with it at release (no flash, no Google StreetView), but being open source and completely web developer friendly.... ANY tech person will tell you that Palm has something that could completely destroy other mobile platforms. Just not sure if this first incarnation (Pre's hardware) will fit the bill for what WebOS can do, in and of itself. There's an unbiased review from a self advocated Palm fanboy. Next time try doing the same Jeff. (wink, wink...) Wow. Never heard such an amazingly blind review of a phone. I understand being a little biased since you are obviously in a huge love affair with your iPhone, but at least be a little impartial. All but maybe… two of your complaints are just plain laughable (point #23 for example. You really think that the iPhone’s onscreen keyboard beats out a physical keyboard in accuracy?!?! I don’t like the small keyboard either, but come on! My friend is skinny as hell and he can never type accurately on his iPhone. I make fun of him all the time for that. I find things searching with my Centro faster than him for this reason alone!)

Anyway, besides the keyboard, most of your complaints are things non-Apple fanboys already don’t care about anyway, or they would have already owned an iPhone (me included). The only thing I can truely agree with you is point 21. I don’t understand why the Pre wouldn’t come with Street View. It just looks so awesome on the iPhone and G1 phone. I know it will have it eventually, but come on!

Besides that, you need to check your facts with some of your points. I can refute almost every point you make, but I’ll just point one out where you are completely wrong, and apparently didn’t even use the phone or you would have noticed it: The browser DOES direct videos straight to the Youtube app. I did when I used the test unit. It was the first thing I tried when I used the test unit. Surely a tech blogger, like yourself, would have tried using the web browser, go to Youtube.com, click on a link, and see what happens! You obviously didn’t or you would have seen that the video quality that becomes of clicking a link is almost HD quality. Freaking awesome! Better than I ever saw on my friend’s iPhone.

Oh BTW, you might not wanna knock the Pre for not having flash since it will be the first phone to even impliment this feature in the near future, making the iPhone look archaic in that area.

Come to think of it, after seeing your hilariously biased review of the phone, I almost think you just put it up to garner responses from Palm fanboy’s like me. :-)

There’s just no way that a rational, intelligent reviewer would have made so many blatent errors in reviewing a new product. Don’t get me wrong, I have issues with the Pre also for some of the.… two problems you found out with it at release (no flash, no Google StreetView), but being open source and completely web developer friendly.… ANY tech person will tell you that Palm has something that could completely destroy other mobile platforms. Just not sure if this first incarnation (Pre’s hardware) will fit the bill for what WebOS can do, in and of itself.

There’s an unbiased review from a self advocated Palm fanboy. Next time try doing the same Jeff. (wink, wink…)

]]> By: Why the Pre is not for everyone! | PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Reviews, News, and Information http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3084 Why the Pre is not for everyone! | PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Reviews, News, and Information Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:24:26 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3084 [...] Check out the rest of Jeff’s reasoning for holding off on the Pre, He does actually make some great points. If you are lining up now, and reading this on your phone, I’m sorry! [...] […] Check out the rest of Jeff’s reasoning for holding off on the Pre, He does actually make some great points. If you are lining up now, and reading this on your phone, I’m sorry! […]

]]> By: michael http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3083 michael Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:23:34 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3083 There is one reason I can see the Pre failing: Sprint. Based on my experience with them I'd never buy it; not because it's necessarily a bad phone, but Sprint has a huge way to go before I'd ever be a customer with them I really wish Palm could have chosen Verizon or ATT (though with the iPhone that probably wouldn't have happened), had the coverage and I think they would have had a winner. And who knows, maybe things will work out for them. If so, it'll be because of Palm and not Sprint. There is one reason I can see the Pre failing: Sprint. Based on my experience with them I’d never buy it; not because it’s necessarily a bad phone, but Sprint has a huge way to go before I’d ever be a customer with them I really wish Palm could have chosen Verizon or ATT (though with the iPhone that probably wouldn’t have happened), had the coverage and I think they would have had a winner. And who knows, maybe things will work out for them. If so, it’ll be because of Palm and not Sprint.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 Jeff Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:03:40 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3078 You're new here, aren't you? I'm not exactly known for my objectivity. But I do give you my honest opinion. I've seen the Pre in person, I've typed on it, and I'm pretty confident saying the following: I see no advantage to the Palm Pre over an iPhone with jailbroken 3.0 firmware and Backgrounder. The Pre is nice, but Palm needed a grand slam, not a triple. You’re new here, aren’t you? I’m not exactly known for my objectivity. But I do give you my honest opinion. I’ve seen the Pre in person, I’ve typed on it, and I’m pretty confident saying the following:

I see no advantage to the Palm Pre over an iPhone with jailbroken 3.0 firmware and Backgrounder.

The Pre is nice, but Palm needed a grand slam, not a triple.

]]> By: Warren http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 Warren Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:02:52 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3076 Kinda obvious here that your a iphone fan. Thats fine and all but be a little more objective. How about all the ways its better than the current iphone? Its an awesome phone. And most of these really arent issues. Kinda obvious here that your a iphone fan. Thats fine and all but be a little more objective. How about all the ways its better than the current iphone?

Its an awesome phone. And most of these really arent issues.

]]> By: Why the Pre is not for everyone! | Just Another Mobile Monday http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3060 Why the Pre is not for everyone! | Just Another Mobile Monday Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:59:50 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3060 [...] Check out the rest of Jeff’s reasoning for holding off on the Pre, He does actually make some great points. If you are lining up now, and reading this on your phone, I’m sorry! [...] […] Check out the rest of Jeff’s reasoning for holding off on the Pre, He does actually make some great points. If you are lining up now, and reading this on your phone, I’m sorry! […]

]]> By: Still deciding whether to buy a Palm Pre? | Gear Diary http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/06/picking-nits-why-im-skipping-the-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-3058 Still deciding whether to buy a Palm Pre? | Gear Diary Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:34:16 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=338#comment-3058 [...] Read [...] […] Read […]

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