Blackberry Tour vs. Palm Pixi

Well, you get what you want.  Whatever makes you happy... but I'm telling you right now, you're going to regret it when the Pixi does finally come your way.  You'll be kicking yourself.

As for your 4 points?

- Who cares about Europe??  LOL (no offense to Europeans) Unless you go there on a regular basis... a VERY regular basis, that shouldn't even be in your list.

- I can show you a flip phone from 1994 that has great battery management.  A full charge will last you a week.  Why?  Because it doesn't have features.  When you compare the multi-tasking, push email, user interface, etc. etc. naturally it's gonna burn juice.  That's a fact of life.  And within the next 6 months, Palm will have more updates that manage power a little better too.  When it comes down to the wire, the Tour may end up with a little better power management, but not much more... rendering THIS list item useless as well.

- The Pixi has options and menus...  but not an overwhelming amount like BB. 

- Palm went through growing pains and finished them... and went through them again, and finished them again, just as RIM was starting out.  Palm has been around longer, and revolutionized the handheld more times than any other company.  They've gone through more changes and growing pains than RIM could imagine.  Granted, the Pixi is new and has growing to do, but it's coming from a company that is seasoned and knows the ropes.  Palm invented the PDA.  They've been doing this a LONG time.  The only reason they fell behind for a bit is because they didn't keep up with the trends and times.  But they're back now, with dominance.  Palm was founded in 1992, came out with the first ever PDA (the Zoomer... which failed miserably), was acquired by US Robotics in 1995, then became a subsidiary of 3Com in 1997.  All of this before the first BlackBerry was even released (1999).  So RIM has about as much right to talk about "growing pains" to Palm as a 5 year old does to an adult.  RIM is a kid compared to Palm.

There.  Now be a good boy and WAIT for the Pixi.  If not, you'll be telling me "You were right, Linux..." eventually.

Edit:  I'd also like to point out that this is NOT the first mobile device Palm has released...  They released the Palm VII in 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_VII

Ah, memories

Honestly, a smart phone that is released on todays market without wifi is absolutely ridiculous!  There are times at work where being in an office kills my signal and I can still use most of the features solely because i can tap into the wifi. 

Just get both...  I bought the iPhone 3GS right when I got the Pixi.  I will be using my smartphone a ton, so I wanted to see which one worked better for me.  I had a 30 day money back guarantee with a small 30 dollar restocking charge.  I am glad I did the test, the Pixi will be in my hands for the next two years and I wanted it to feel good about my decision.

I might try the tour. I need the keyboard, but am not a fan of the slider. Rarely use wifi. How does zooming in while using the web work on non touch screen phones? because the touchscreen isnt really that important to me.

What exactly are you looking for again?

I honestly have to say I love the keyboard on the Pixi (I know you don't want to hear it) LOL

But I do.  I've got huge hands (I can touch the tab key with my thumb and enter key with my pinky with the same hand on a standard desktop keyboard) and I have no problems with the Pixi's keyboard.