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To: Ausdauer who wrote (5922)	6/4/1999 11:23:00 PM
From: Gary Spiers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Aus, The post you were referencing was very self-serving and I simplified matters greatly so that they conformed to my argument. Who doesn't:-) Then you could use your home PC as a base and take advantage of a smaller, more portable version This is the heart of a philosophy difference. The palmtop I use was not designed (and is not used) as a desktop companion - it is the desktop (albeit kind of small). I guess this is what I dislike the most about WinCE - any half decent platform should be able to act as either a desktop companion or a true 'no desktop needed' stand alone unit but the specs of WinCE essentially exclude the second option. I take no offense to your rebuttal, Gary. Well, I knew you wouldn't but there are a few new faces around here and I thought I would make it clear I wasn't trying to be offensive - just forceful! I do, however, find that my NEC handheld offers the functionality I would seek in a laptop. At the end of the day this is all that really matters - meeting the users needs. My problem is that this seems to have been replaced with a 'one-size fits all' approach. Wish you were here more often to keep the discussion in line, Gary! It's hard to save the universe and visit SI on a regular basis ;-) The good news is that we probably agree on much more than you may think. Oh, I know we do - especially on being long on SNDK although I don't think I'll offer my house up - I'm too conservative! Great photos on the web - I see the site is free - how does it make money to survive? Just from the banner adverts? If you go to garys.hplx.net the second photo will clearly show why I dislike the idea of colour palmtops. My photographs aren't as crisp as yours as I compress them a lot to keep download times short. GaryS