Launcher Applications Roundup

[MelvinTong]

"Each month, we will pick a software category to showcase, test the leading names to compare their capabilities, functions and performance, and find out their REAL value for money. For the first PDAXtreme Showcase, we are pleased to bring you a comparison of five leading application launcher replacements."

This roundup consists of 5 different launchers :

- LauncherX
- Facer 1.6
- HandScape
- MegaLauncher
- Silver Screen

Please read the roundup here (http://pdaxtreme.com/reviews/showcase/1/).

If you have any comments on the roundup, please feel free to ask me. Thanks. :)

[VicAjax]

the omission of ZLauncher and YiShow render this roundup essentially irrelevent, IMHO.

[sebring]

Curious why ZLauncher wasn't included, and how it would have fared against the ones you did chose.

[Yoyoman412]

No Zlauncher!? Are they out of their minds?

Jonathan

[shieldprod]

I agree the lack of YiShow ans ZL sucks. Plus, I tried Facer and it's unstable on my 710. Not to mention that there IS an app CALLED 'Today' that's better then Facer at what facer does. [IMHO]

Plus, I think they got the price of Silver Screen and MegaLauncher. I thouht ML was $19.95 and SS was $24.95...

[Unregistered]

This roundup compares 5 different launchers :

- LauncherX
- Facer 1.6
- HandScape
- MegaLauncher
- Silver Screen

Please read the roundup at PDA Xtreme (http://pdaxtreme.com/reviews/showcase/1/). [/B]

What about ZLauncher?

[Tixx]

Originally posted by Unregistered


What about ZLauncher?

From what I see ZL crushes Facer and HandStory. Curious as to why it was not included as well.

[rldunn]

I agree with the others. In the recent poll of Clie users for Clie Connections, ZL finished in first by a comfortable margin. Facer and especially Handscape have a TINY portion of the launcher market, and SilverScreen is well past it's prime.

[rldunn]

I merged this thread with the one that you also started in the General section. There's no reason for this to be cross-posted.

[mistrfree]

Roundup??? What?, did they pay you to put them on your "list"? I am currently using ZLauncher, by far the best IMHO out there. I mean, I see Facer on your list.............surely you jest. Facer has proven to me to be the poorest excuse for a "stable" launcher out there, come on fella's.

[cbulock]

I e-mailed the website about this and heres the reply that I got:


Hey Cameron,

Thanks for the suggestion, I will get the editor to 'update' the roundup.
I have been a LauncherX and Megalauncher user myself and I have forgotten
totally about those two other Launchers!!! I am not lying, I have really
forgotten about them! What a terrible mistake I've made! sigh

_____________________
Best regards,
Kelvin Tong
HardwareExtreme.com

[MelvinTong]

Sorry, my bad. :(

I will get it updated with the 2 launchers ASAP.

Please do take a look at the Palm TT and Palm Ultra Thin Keyboard review too at : http://www.pdaxtreme.com/reviews/pda/tungstent

Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated - it will help us improve our articles, from time to time.

Who doesn't make mistakes? I can't believe I missed the 2 important launchers in this roundup!!

Anyway, thanks for those whom notified me about the missing launchers. We will try our best to provide more quality reviews and articles.

[Firdaus_Ariff]

Originally posted by mistrfree
Roundup??? What?, did they pay you to put them on your "list"? I am currently using ZLauncher, by far the best IMHO out there. I mean, I see Facer on your list.............surely you jest. Facer has proven to me to be the poorest excuse for a "stable" launcher out there, come on fella's.

Hey, we don't receive a single cent from those developers. Don't accuse us blindly.

Firdaus Ariff
Software Editor
PDAXtreme.com

[mistrfree]

Like I actually thought you did, just the principle of the matter. How you can BLINDLY do a launcher roundup without including the most popular software. Trust me, if anyone is leading in the blind direction it is you and not I.

[mistrfree]

Geez, get a grip with reality. Otherwise step away from the plate.

[VicAjax]

Originally posted by MelvinTong
Sorry, my bad. :(

I will get it updated with the 2 launchers ASAP.

Please do take a look at the Palm TT and Palm Ultra Thin Keyboard review too at : http://www.pdaxtreme.com/reviews/pda/tungstent

Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated - it will help us improve our articles, from time to time.

Who doesn't make mistakes? I can't believe I missed the 2 important launchers in this roundup!!

Anyway, thanks for those whom notified me about the missing launchers. We will try our best to provide more quality reviews and articles.

thanks for the effort... looking forward to browsing the site.