You make it sound as if it were bad back then? Was it on the Treo? Because I had the previous non smartphone Palms and there that was not an issue. It was even

You make it sound as if it were bad back then? Was it on the Treo? Because I had the previous non smartphone Palms and there that was not an issue. It was even an advantage IMHO. Apps were fast and good easily exchange data or even better you good use a better app than the standard app for a given data collection. You didn't have the walled data containers we have today. Granted, with an internet capable device this opens up lots of security problems but I also feel that I was more productive with my handheld back then than I am now with my iPhone.