[Big D5]

My 2 cents

1) Ok Palm has always made a solid device I see the point here but to say that this Mogul is poorly made NO I don't think so maybe some QC problems in the early models maybe but my Mogul is solid much better than the 6700.

2) Too compare the memory allocation on a WM6 device to that of a WM5 is just silly these are two different animals, sure it could have been handled better no this Mogul but we have Sprint to thank for that. I personally got rid of mt 700wx because of the Palm OS customizations I hated the locked up OS on my 700wx.

3) Apples to Oranges again

Personally I am looking forward to Palms newest animal I am sure it will be a solid well performing device but I wont get one because this hole argument comes down to form factor for me. It is interesting how these Palm followers hang on to a company that has almost folded twice in the last 10 years. Palm has all but given up on there Palm OS and has introduced windows mobile to there devices something they once said they would never do. So is Palm failing or brilliant, brilliant I'd say willing to admit there mistakes and move in to the future. Palm is a customer first company making devices that use the same accessories as the earlier Palm OS devices shows Palm cares about there customers and is working to give there customers a reason to be loyal, so I understand the mentality.

HTC on the other hand is coming up the food chain very quickly and HTC is making better devices all the time. I think this has produced a watered down affect through out all the HTC devices. HTC is developing so many different devices that one individual device doesnt get as much attention to detail as say a Palm device would. With HTC you get a solid well built device but the OS customizations are the responsibility of the carrier, in the case of the Mogul Sprint had a lot to do with the development of the OS in this device, the new Palm wont get that, but shouldn't need it.

My Conclusion:

Palm from past history, Solid device, over developed locked up OS, Qwerty on the front, small high resolution screen

HTC Mogul, Solid device (I have one I know), OS modifications by Sprint otherwise standard WM6 OS provided by HTC, Slide out Qwerty, large low resolution screen.

Lots of good and bad in both but we cant compare the Mogul to the 800w till we get one, so the division comes down to what YOU want from a device. Personally I like my Mogul and I will skip the 800w this time.

PS: want to see me pissed let Sprint hold REV A for the release of the 800w and not make it available to the Mogul.