Karl Hess

Welcome to the world of being a responsible adult in a world with other people in it.

If you don't like it, don't download it. No one is forcing you to pay and install these kinds of applications. And just because you find it offensive doesn't mean someone else does. Freedom is not about you getting to do what you want while telling others what they can't do, its about everyone doing what they want so long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of others.

And to parents who are concerned about their children getting these apps - if you're kid has a phone or access to a computer which can view anything online, you've already lost that battle.

Yes to advanced filtering and better categorizing.
No to censorship - it's a slippery slope, and goes against everything a free market stands for.

Explosions. Definitely excited about bigger, better, and more explosions.

And bullets. Have to say I'm excited about shooting more bullets.

Oh! And regenerating shields. Love those.

And all those warthogs...

@Chefgon I bet they already had a working demo running.

I thought it was interesting that HP cancelled the Slate right around the time they bought Palm.

Sure would like it if government stepped off and let the market play out.

Competition needs to step up or step out. Forcing "equal" competition between superiors and inferiors makes everyone suffer.

Of course, I'm standing behind webOS, so of course I would benefit from Apple being forced to be more open - more apps for all! But I think webOS is awesome, and hopefully it will gain more traction when better hardware comes out.

It amazes me that we have only made this much progress still.

I honestly expected humanoid robots to be able to run, jump, swim, and climb by this point. These guys are working on climbing stairs.

Pow-pow-Power Wheels!

Ooooooh yeah, time to rock this out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34012823@N04/4546605408/

@TheBear Oh, I know the answer!

First, it took them too long to join in the contemporary smartphone bandwagon, with flashy graphics and all. It's all about timing.

Second, they failed to do what RIM does amazingly well - corner the business market. They rested on their laurels, assuming they would continue to do well.

Third, they partnered with Sprint for 6 months when they should have gone big and released either on Verizon or all four major carriers. They were already going to have a tough sell in the iPhone and Droid marketplace, they only hurt themselves more.

Fourth, the marketing agency they hired completely blew it. I believe the internet calls this an "epic fail."

Fifth, the hardware is not very good on the Pre. The internals are about equal to the iPhone, but the screen is smaller. The externals are pretty, but flimsy and prone to breaking. The Pixi should never have existed as it splintered their focus. The Palm Pre Plus follows the Apple approach of releasing minor upgrades to hardware, but they should have focused on getting the next generation phone out.

@Dig Deep Yeah, the people in charge of marketing needed to be pushed out a long time ago.

Palm, what are you thinking!? You'd rather go up against the iPhone than release these awesome phones on Sprint?

I really want a webOS phone, but I cannot justify buying the inferior models offered by Sprint, nor the wildly increased costs of Verizon for essentially the same services sprint offers for $70/mo