We love it when our readers chime in on the Palm vs. Pocket PC debate. Here's an opinion from Lisa, one of our loyal readers:

OK, one of my friends said "You pick the OS according to the programs you use." This is true for Computers and it is true with PDAs. Figure out the Programs you need to use and then get the correct PDA. For PDAs you should also add, "Pick out the Features you need to use." Make a list of your programs and features then go and compare the PDAs out there. Does that mean there is no Right Answer? Well, yeah. That's the whole problem with "OS Religion" wars, your religion is someone else's anti-christ.

Me? I picked Palm. I first got a pda because I used Lotus Organizer on my desktop and wanted a pda to carry the Organizer around. I specifically didn't pick Windows PC because Microsoft tends to make their stuff to only work with Microsoft. They have been known to cripple non-Microsoft interfaces (yes, I'm biased too, but that reason is very true and annoying about the company). And at that time Outlook was very inferior to Organizer. So I chose the Palm OS for its compatibility with my main desktop brain.

I still use Lotus Organizer (even though Outlook has finally gotten almost as useful), so I still buy Palm products. There has only been One, count them One, program I ever wish I could run on the Palm that wasn't available for that OS. Everything else is either is Only Palm or Both. So I have never regretted the choice.

I really like this first paragraph:

OK, one of my friends said "You pick the OS according to the programs you use." This is true for Computers and it is true with PDAs. Figure out the Programs you need to use and then get the correct PDA. For PDAs you should also add, "Pick out the Features you need to use." Make a list of your programs and features then go and compare the PDAs out there.

So true! If you know what you're planning to use a PDA for, start by exploring your software options and see what programs are out there for both the Palm and Pocket PC platforms.

Thank you Lisa for your feedback and if any of our other readers have an opinion on the Palm vs. Pocket PC debate be sure to leave us a comment.

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