If we're trading anecdotes, I certainly replaced my Palm with a smartphone. In fact, my first smartphone was a Palm. Anyway, I don't think the Palm Pilot was a

If we're trading anecdotes, I certainly replaced my Palm with a smartphone. In fact, my first smartphone was a Palm. Anyway, I don't think the Palm Pilot was a dead end. It's hard to see it not influencing Blackberries and smartphones.