This is a big deal: Palm released their Treo 700w PDAPhone that runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0. Verizon Wireless has an exclusive agreement to sell this new Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone to their customers and it’s selling like hotcakes. I’ve seen Verizon Wireless employees walking around with their new personal 700w devices. It’s the "XBox360" of wireless phones.
Why? Well, there are a lot of obvious reasons, but then there are also a lot of not so obvious reasons:
- PALM DESIGN
There’s no way around the fact that this phone’s got a great, well tested, well studied design. For some reason or another, our other partners haven’t really been able to put together a design that is palatable to both consumers and enterprise customers. This thing not only meets the criteria of both, it’s got serious cool factor as well. Palm just straight up makes great designs. This ensures end-user acceptance. - VERIZON NETWORK
Make no mistake – the fact that this is on Verizon Wireless is huge. Verizon’s got the fastest wireless network in the US – clocked at 700kbps over cellular – and it’s also got the best cellular coverage. Good coverage + good bandwidth = VERY good start. This ensures performance and usability. - MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
Sorry Palm, but it has always been our forte that Windows Mobile has addressed the basic needs of Enterprise customers. Centralized management. Security & Encryption. Integration with corporate mail. Similar UI to desktop software. Blackberry-like EMail Delivery. Custom programmability. Remote "data erasure". This stuff might not be that important to consumers but it’s an absolute must for Enterprise customers. This ensures an audience with corporate customers.
I already own a Samsung i730 Pocket PC Phone and I love it. Really – I do. But I went out and ordered one of these babies the moment it was made available to us. I simply love the form factor and if a geek doesn’t have his toys, what does he have?
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