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Originally Posted by bedoig
It might not do everything you can currently do with WM, but I'd still call it a PDA.
Email/Contacts/Calendar are the essential PDA functions. Other features are really just extras. And the iPhone does have other features. With its second round of firmware, it will even sync with Exchange servers, so I don't see how it's not a PDA.
That said, I agree that they are weaker devices. But they do have their strengths, and I'd certainly call them a PDA.
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well im pretty sure EVERY phone has contacts bedoig... and most have a calendar of some sort. but i do agree that the iphone is somewhat of a pda- to an extent; but my point is, when one thinks of an iphone, they only want it for the media features.. look at the commercials. facebook, youtube, mp3, camera, safari browser... if someone was in the market looking for a true pda, they wouldnt seriously consider an iphone because thats not what it's main purpose was intended for it to do, its like comparing a mac to a pc.. mac is all flashy and easy for customers to use (some say), while you actually can do real work with a pc. case in point: the
MAIN purpose of a pda is to actually assist in organizing ones personal and work life, and THAT is how i qualify what a pda is. An iphone definately doesnt fit that description when it comes for a main purpose, even though it can... to an extent