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    <title>Lameness in the Palm of your hand</title>
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    <published>2007-07-16T15:30:13-05:00</published>
    <updated>2007-07-16T16:19:41-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Laura Scott</name>
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    <category term="cell phones" />
    <category term="Palm" />
    <category term="technology" />
    <category term="Things I&#039;m Hating" />
    <category term="Verizon Wireless" />
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so the Palm 700P was quite possibly the worst technology purchase I ever made. It's slow. It freezes up on me at unpredicable times. Its touchscreen goes to sleep when you need it. Its keypad buttons are made for 9-year-olds.</p>
<p>Now <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo700pupdate/verizon.html">they have an update</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>As part of our continuous effort to give customers the best possible experience, Palm offers an update that features performance and reliability enhancements.</p>
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<p>Sounds great, right? However....</p>
<p><img src="http://rarepattern.com/system/files/screenshot-palm-update.png.png" alt="Palm website screenshot" title="Non-geeks shall continue to suffer. Suckers!!!" /></p>
<p>... you cannot update unless you have all the required extras ... like a blank expansion card (unless you're running an older version of Windows).</p>
<p>Is it any wonder that Palm is in a world of hurt?</p>
<p><i>See also:</i></p>
<p><a href="http://www.technorati.com/posts/tag/%22Palm+sucks%22">Technorati: Palm sucks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Palm+sucks%22">Google: Palm sucks</a></p>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so the Palm 700P was quite possibly the worst technology purchase I ever made. It's slow. It freezes up on me at unpredicable times. Its touchscreen goes to sleep when you need it. Its keypad buttons are made for 9-year-olds.</p>
<p>Now <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo700pupdate/verizon.html">they have an update</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>As part of our continuous effort to give customers the best possible experience, Palm offers an update that features performance and reliability enhancements.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sounds great, right? However....</p>
<p><img src="http://rarepattern.com/system/files/screenshot-palm-update.png.png" alt="Palm website screenshot" title="Non-geeks shall continue to suffer. Suckers!!!" /></p>
<p>... you cannot update unless you have all the required extras ... like a blank expansion card (unless you're running an older version of Windows).</p>
<p>Is it any wonder that Palm is in a world of hurt?</p>
<p><i>See also:</i></p>
<p><a href="http://www.technorati.com/posts/tag/%22Palm+sucks%22">Technorati: Palm sucks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Palm+sucks%22">Google: Palm sucks</a></p>
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