carl has a bad taste in h is mouth when it comes to ppc...

i had smartphones way back in 1994 with the Simon/IBM PIM phone. it had a pcmcia slot, fax, addy book, contacts, games, and a large, toch screen! it was nice and huge... makes the G look like the treo 6..

anyway, the short of it is it depeneds on what functionality you are looking for. the ppc platform makes a seamless connection to your desktop (power point, outlook, pocket IE..etc..) and if you want PC functionality in your handheld, then the current ppc phones (i700, G1K) do a great job.

if you dont need al of that, then just grab the palm.. it works well on its own and the small sizes are attractive for most "new" users who are used to small phones anyway...

i got the 6035 back on march 2001, then the i300 in oct 2001, then the i330 in oct. 2002 and now i have the G1K and i could not be any happier... i just got tired of the palm platform and wanted to conquer another platform.. PPC is nice...