Episode 37 - The PDA Era Was Weird and Amazing
The PDA Era Was Weird and Amazing
When Every Phone Tried to Be Something Different
There was a point in time when buying a phone felt like stepping into a completely different ecosystem. Before smartphones became standardized around iOS and Android, the mobile industry was filled with strange ideas, competing operating systems, experimental hardware, and companies all trying to define what portable computing should look like. Phones were not just yearly upgrades back then. They each had their own personality, limitations, strengths, and workflows.
In this episode, I reflect on the PDA and…
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