I think it's time to look back and remember what we had before the 770. A lot of people had Palm PDAs, Pocket PCs, Sony Clies, Handsprings, etc. None of those devices were bad at what they were meant for, but you couldn't really expect an OS update to add new features and it was substantially more difficult to program/port apps for these devices. Then we get a huge boost of technology, at an amazingly low price, punched into what we know as the 770. So far, it has the best balance of hardware features for the price. It's powered by one of the most flexible OS platforms than any mobile device before it. Now we have it, and of course we want just as much squeezed from it in relatively the same amount of time as the jump from PDA to 770.

We have to remember that this is still a very new concept than what we came from and there is a lot of work to be done to grow it to the maturity that is needed to appeal to a larger part of the market. The best part about this deal is that anyone can develop new and unique applications for the platform, and it is more liken to programing for a normal computer than other mobile devices.

We all have our issues with the device and especially the software, but I think these and other issues we run into on the way will be solved quickly when we collectively work towards building the software the way we want it.