My HTC was branded an 8525 by AT&T. I think that means it was a Tytn in other markets. When it was introduced, there was no iOS yet. And even so, it sucked out

My HTC was branded an 8525 by AT&T. I think that means it was a Tytn in other markets. When it was introduced, there was no iOS yet. And even so, it sucked out loud compared to the 800 pound gorillas of the era, Palm and (in full deployments) Blackberry. WinMo was SO DUMB. I remember discovering the hard way that if you left the browser in the foreground, on-page refresh directives (like CNN used to use) would still be honored even if the device's screen was off. Result? Dead battery in no time. WinMo also had no way to deal with IMAP mail natively. It was Exchange or POP unless you bought an aftermarket mail client. True fact: I actually didn't text much until I got an iPhone, so I can't speak to texting on the 8525. I think lots of people my age only came to texting later, whereas if you're like 10 years younger than I am (say, born in 1980 instead of 1970) you probably texted on flip phones in high school or whatever.