I was due for an upgrade from my pre since April 1. I'd been waiting to upgrade to the Evo3d since it was announced back in March. And when Sprint announced the early buying option for us premier customers, I was psyched. I was waiting and waiting and waiting for yesterday to come. But my stupid pre finally crapped out for good last week. And I didn't want to deal with going to a sprint store, having them test it, and give me another crappy pre to hold me over until the 3d. On my first pre, it actually lasted a good 10 months, but I didn't drop it ever, until one day. Dropped it, power button didn't work anymore, and wifi didn't work. I returned it, got the second pre. The second one...MELTED in the sun. Yes, it melted. It wasn't even in direct sunlight. It was in a bag, under shade, in warm weather. Seriously? What kind of qc did Palm have going on? I had used Palm products for years. From the original p.d.a.'s to Treo's to finally the Pre. The pre, although nice to use, was so poorly built, it's mind boggling. Also, on the second pre, the power button also stopped working, although I never dropped this one. And finally, I used headphones last week, and that's the straw that broke the camel's back. It thought headphones were plugged in permanently. So I couldn't use the ear piece or mic. So I finally upgraded to the original Evo 4G, and will be exchanging it (without the restocking fee) on Friday for the 3d. I'm loving the new phone. And although I was really hoping to have the 3d in my hands today, I don't mind as I've got a few extra days to familiarize myself with android. And the lesson I've learned through this experience is good hardware is more important than a good OS. And at this point, with all the user support, customization, etc, android, imho, has surpassed webOS in usability. Cards, although nice to use, really doesn't make up for all the other advantages android has. The only thing that I'm really getting used to is swype. But I think the more I get used to it, it will actually end up being a faster way of entering text.
Good by HPalm. Get bent. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. I wonder how many business classes use Palm/HP as a case study on how NOT to do business and treat customers, especially early adopters that served as the life preserver while they floundered, only to be left out in the dark when upgrades were finally announced YEARS later.
Anyone that thinks webOS has a future, I have to imagine, is quite delusional. All the original pre owners I speak to (for the exception of a VERY small number of die hards), and all of the folks on this thread, I think shows how they've lost a very important segment that will be extremely difficult to get back.
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