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Engadget Mobile Podcast 029 - 11.09.2009
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Illrigger @ Aug 29th 2008 7:25PM
A few points to the author:
1. They didn't license the HTC home screen, this phone is *made by* HTC. A lot of your comments about the build make a little more sense if you take that into account. Seriously, how did you not know that working in this industry?
2. 320x320 is higher res than most current gen phones. It's no iPhone (480x320), nor is it up to par with the newer 640x480 models slowly appearing, but it's a step up from the 320x240 that every phone released in the last 5+ years has been. Credit where credit is due!
Joshua Topolsky @ Aug 29th 2008 7:37PM
HTC has produced many phones for Palm as an OEM, the Treo Pro is no different. There's no "HTC home screen" here, just a task manager -- you won't find it on previous WM Treos, and when speaking with Palm we were told it was licensed.
The screen size? Well that's a matter of opinion, but it feels and looks cramped to us, and compared with the new crop of Windows Mobile devices, it's not very impressive.
Michael S @ Aug 29th 2008 11:54PM
Just because HTC is making the phone doesn't mean they will allow Palm to throw whatever HTC software they want on the device, they would still need to license it. Whether money was exchanged or not, it would still need to be licensed to keep HTC from coming back and suing them.