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Most everyone is missing the point. Anyone ever use a Trimble GPS unit? Other construction/surveying/gps handheld devices? All use windows mobile. I was wondering what would replace WinMo6 as Microsoft moves forward... now we know.

@bingster Type? I think you're missing the point of the device. You're obviously not gonna type an entire on this thing without some sort of dock (like the iPod dock/keyboard combo). An on-screen soft keyboard on the Courier is probably going to look very similar to the one we've seen on the iPad, which means it will be clunky and tolerable for URLs and short messages (for longer documents, something like this will probably be available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXHKCS28z1s#t=2m46s)

Instead, the Courier is going to let you write. Draw. Doodle. Etc. Or at least, I hope that's the direction it's headed. A digital notepad/scratch pad/doodle pad with all the features of a tablet. Imagine reading a textbook on the courier and doodling notes in the margins. Sketching out designs. Jotting down thoughts.

I'm excited.

Doesn't it make perfect sense that the Pre is launching on Sprint? Ignoring for a moment the fact that Sprint and Palm have always been very tight (Sprint was the first to launch the Treo 650, remember?), Palm and Sprint are (were?) in very similar positions. Both are losing market share to competitors, both are trying to recover from past mistakes (Foleo, Nextel merger), and both need radical changes in corporate cultures in order to recover viability.

So in a sense, they need each other. Would VZW allow Palm to do its thing without meddling? Probably not, since Apple allegedly walked away from VZW and into the waiting, grateful arms of AT&T because of VZW's meddling nature. We've all seen the way VZW protects its proprietary walled garden offerings such as VZW Navigator and cripples phones that circumvent these services. Would AT&T have been a wise choice as exclusive partner? Probably not, since they're obviously very attached to Apple (but is the opposite true?) and thus would not sink a lot of resources into promoting the Pre/webOS as the best and only thing out there. Would T-Mobile have been a wise choice as exclusive partner? T-Mobile hasn't carried a palm product since the Treo 600, so the lines of communication aren't there....

No, Sprint was the perfect choice for Palm to launch webOS and the Pre. A successful history of working together and a mutual need to regain relevance puts both parties into a situation where they can relate to each other. Palm seems to be holding up their end of the bargain with their incredible presentation at CES - the critics have been silences and the buzz about Palm is higher than it has been in years. YEARS. Now Sprint needs to get their shit together and continue cleaning up all billing, customer service, and image problems... and as a satisfied Sprint customer, I hope they succeed.

Again, watch this video at the 5:55 mark:

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=54459&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter

Flacco stayed inbounds.

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=54459&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter

Watch the video on hat page at the 5:55 mark - clear, definitive evidence that Flacco did not step out of bounds. No safety.

Yeah, the difference between my Mogul box and my Touch Pro box is like night and day.... the Mogul box is solid yellow and full of all kinds of crappy graphics and floating heads. The Treo Pro box, on the other hand, is all black, very minimal graphics - just the Touch Pro with the yellow neon swoosh floating around it. It's nice.

Hey, you live in the U.S. and want the Pre? Stop whining and sign up for Sprint service. It's that easy.

Me too, Sprint rules. My Touch Pro + WMWiFiRouter = 3G anywhere. Screw the haters.

This is a good idea though - my dad uses my old Mogul (he used to use my old 6700) solely as a wifi hotspot. That is the phones only purpose - to be the modem for the house. Something like this could simplify his operation, although I'm sure the ESN is gonna be marked so that it will have to be attached to a $59.99 mobile broadband data plan....

Actually, it sounds like a Touch HD with a trackball and Windows/OK buttons. Two things that the Touch HD should have had, in my opinion.

Best Buy has the HTC Touch Pro from Sprint for $199 - for new customers OR for upgrades. I upgraded from the Mogul to the Touch Pro last week - $199 plus tax. The best bang for your buck right there.