I don't have any data to back this up (but I have been developing for Palm since 1997), although I would expect that the average PDA has a service life of under 3 years. All I'm saying is that the pool of potential buyers is small and getting smaller, bearing in mind that small & smaller are relative terms. And we find that many of our customers are newbies who buy their 1st PDA to get the functionality that our applications offer them; that group of people would not be well served if I had to tell them to buy their machine on eBay.
____________________________________________ Lee Church www.mobitechsystems.com From: %%email.bounce%@ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Rix Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:47 PM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: Re: Is the T3 still relevant? Hi, >But I don't think it is a good use of my programming resources to build application features that will only be available to a user who buys a used machine on eBay I'm not sure that's what he's saying: What about the people who owned this device originally? Apparently it's stable and nice enough to keep Luc from upgrading - how many other users will feel the same? I know many folks who still use a T3 primarily, even though they've got a T|X; It really seems like a nice device. Just a few more cents, Ryan On 2/10/08, Lee Church <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: All of those are valid points from an engineering perspective, although many would argue that while NVFS has some issues it is still a step forward. But speed is a relative issue, and the user's perceived speed has only an indirect relationship to actual application speed. But I don't think it is a good use of my programming resources to build application features that will only be available to a user who buys a used machine on eBay. From a business-model perspective, that's not viable. If I do the work just because I want to and to prove what a wiz I am, that's fine. But I would not encourage any new Palm user to start by getting a used machine with no warranty and suspect history. ____________________________________________ Lee Church www.mobitechsystems.com -----Original Message----- From: %%email.bounce%@ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luc Le Blanc Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:22 AM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: RE: Is the T3 still relevant? Lee Church worte: > Since the T# has long been discontinued it can hardly be considered > relevant. I think your efforts should be concentrated on the E2 > and Treo units; at least they are still in production. OTOH, the T3 had all features of the current TX except for wifi, and bosted the fastest CPU ever on a Palm, and no slow NVFS RAM. All in all it was a faster machine. It also had a built-in voice recorder, not found elsewhere. So someone looking for a TX might very well decide a cheaper T3 (on eBay say) does the job too. I was thinking to get a TX for its lesser weight than the T3, but with Palm not releasing newer models, the price dropped very little and I kept my T3 and replaced its battery. Luc Le Blanc -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
