Originally Posted by chris 
I think Palm's history lends itself to discussion about their future. The tech blogs are filled with sudden drops in their stock price and why Android could kill off Palm. Those types of posts are in vogue. Believe me, the grass is no greener over in the Android camp, despite what you read.
I am glad to see less people calling out members for being trolls if they mention anything negative about the Pre or mention the iPhone. I like good debate and discussion revolving various platforms. There is no perfect phone or platform. I switch phones often, not one is perfect.
Could not agree with this more. I like Android alot, but people fawning over it just haven't used it on a day in, day out basis. When it first arrived on the scene, people talked about how exciting it was because of what was possible with it. Well, we're on 2.0 and we're still talking about what's possible with it, i.e. not a whole lot has changed. It's gotten a bit of a facelift with the Droid, but it is still as clunky to use as ever and nowhere near as intuitive as WebOS. Don't lust after any of those apps either, most of them are dreck.
Understand this isn't about necessarily bashing it or being a Pre fanboy, just putting things in perspective. I've owned lots of smartphones across different platforms and I've liked most of them. I think Android is outstanding and ranks just below WebOS. Right now, however, I do believe WebOS to be the best of the lot. It is intuitive, fun to use, and very functional. Yes, they need to get a move on in development for the tech crowd and more importantly, the great unwashed (the folks that BUY). Even things as simple as a native Facebook app and Yahoo IM would be very welcome.
And stop taking tech blogs at face value. Lots of these guys have built in biases based on popularity contests. When the iPhone was first released, they couldn't stop crapping on it. Now that it's the homecoming queen, they all love it to death and compare every single device against it. It's a lot of nonsense. They, and we, should all hope that WebOS has a bright future. It's an amazing platform. The Pre is anything but yesterday's news. Go compare the features to any new smartphone and you'll see odds are not only does your Pre already do that, but it does it better.