Greetings,

The Pre is almost upon us - and despite the fact that I like a cool new toy as much as anyone else, I'm wondering whether it's worth making the change - recognizing that my smartphone is a tool for business and personal effectiveness.

It integrates with an enterprise Exchange server, so that's a start, and will apparently have an emulator for some specific PalmOS software. But there are tools that I use regularly that don't seem to have an equivalent on the Pre. Am I missing something?

These include:

- SplashID, used for encrypted password (etc), account info storage, which is then archived to the desktop via HotSync

- PDANet - used for occasionally tethering my laptop


Also - is there any vehicle for backing up any PalmOS apps used on the Pre?

At this point, I'm not yet convinced it's really 'worth' making the switch...

Any other thoughts?

If you enjoy surfing from your phone, this will be much better. All the articles I've read, say that the time to connect is faster, and the time it takes to load a page is much faster.
I'm stuck in a contract until next year, but I'll be seriously considering this phone. It's just one way to get closer to the "cloud".

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Mike

Thanks for your thoughts - I've also heard that some tools, like PDANet from June Fabrics, will be published on the Pre as well - don't know how quickly after launch.

Should be interesting...