‘What Will It Take To Make The Switch?’

From Newton Poetry:

There are still Newton-like features missing on the touch screen platforms: a wide-open application base, handwriting recognition, innovative file system, and kick-ass battery life. Newton users never have to worry about Apple rejecting a great app, or of losing service thanks to AT&T’s sub-par network.

But still. Eventually, Newton users will have fewer and fewer excuses not to make an upgrade of some kind. If the very thing Newton die-hards are looking for - a bigger iPod Touch with full PIM capabilities - comes out in the next few months, will a lack of handwriting recognition be enough to hold off on making the purchase? What will be left lacking?

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Granted, no solution works for everyone, which is why some Newton users will never accept a system that (a) doesn’t allow for handwriting recognition and (b) features a crap-tacular battery life. The simplicity and intuitiveness of the Newton OS has lasting power, too. Apple may have had a hard time figuring out what to do with their device, but Newton users have no such hesitations.