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1) I work for HP and I thought I would at least give webOS a try since I have a professional stake in its success.
2) I bought a pixi plus unlocked on Ebay for 150 Euro, which is 1/6 the cost of an unlocked iphone4 for me.
3) the Android phones I was considering (desire, galaxy s) were also substanitally more $$ and difficult to find in stock near me.

I was a little nervous given some of the reviews I read on the Palm pixi plus, that the device was slow, underpowered and sluggish. I have to say, mine as worked a dream in the first weeks I have had it I have nothing to complain about. The app store is definitely more limited than the big two OS ones, but I have found all the apps I am looking for. Facebook, Twitter, multi client IM chat and a few others. I have had zero problems with the phones responsiveness or speed. I play ZERO games though, so perhaps those are the sort of applications that were driving those comments?

Anyway, I am very happy with the device so far and I can only recommend it to people who want a smart phone but done want to pay the top end prices. WebOS is very nice to use. I have no experience with Android, but I certainly prefer it to the iOS.