Dr. Dan

Palm Girds for a Smartphone Comeback

I've got Apple stock, which has been doing very nicely for me. And I use both an iPod and an iBook, in addition to my XP systems. So I'm not a Mac Hater. However, my phone is a small portable LG and my day-to-day life is run from a Palm T|X. I don't know what would be involved in getting eight years's worth of Palm history transferred seamlessly into an iPhone, and I'd rather not find out if I don't have to! If Palm comes out with something that can just keep me moving without an ugly transition - like they did when I went from my Palm IIIxe to this unit - I won't be selling my soul to AT&T, which is something I'd rather avoid anyway. I'll probably get a Touch or a Nano anyway when my Mini finally starts to die, whatever planner I end up with. I'm sure lots of people will buy iPhones, and I'm holding on to my Apple stock, but Palm looks like a nice bargain-bin stock right now, when everyone's written them off. I'm not expecting them to ever beat Apple at it's game - but that's not necessary for the company and the stock to do very, very well.