Yes, its the Palm software that comes with the 680. The old software for the PDA's (Tungstens) did not offer an option to synchronise with outlook, the default was Palm Desktop. The Treo 680 is really a smartphone with a difference; it uses Palm OS, but many of the features of the operating system are a hybrid between the original Palm OS and Windows Mobile.
eg. 680 now recognises an SD card which is formatted by a Windows XP, whereas the Tungsten PDA needed a third party program (Card Export) to load data on to an SD card.
What the whole issue boils down to is: do you prefer a Microsoft OS on a handheld, or the Palm system. There really is no comparison - chalk and cheese. The Palm system is fast and small and doesn't use much memory. The Windows system works just like a regular computer. It is bulky and slow, compared with Palm and uses a lot of resources. If you have been used to a Palm system, the Windows OS can be a pain. |