Ah, another great debate.
First off that link where you compare them is wayyyy out of date. Lets go through it point by point.
Software Titles: Does anybody else find it interesting that they add on the Palm side "This number does not include any of the specialized applications that are developed in-house by many corporations." well neither does the number on PocketPC. Anyway this is a moot point, most the more popular apps have versions for either platform. So far I haven't found anything that I can't do on my Axim but I could do on a Palm due to the lack of software support, it's just the opposite, in fact.
Software compatability: This is another moot point. *ANY* new device you buy uses the ARM platoform software. All new software is written for ARM. I guess it's only a problem if you buy an old PocketPC because all the new software is ARM, but if you buy a computer that can only run Windows 95 or a 68k Mac that can only run up to System 7...
HW Freedom of Coice: Also out of date. Now days you have PocketPCs and Smart Phones. It's my understanding that Smart Phoens don't run PocketPC software, but that's because Smart Phones are optomized to be Smart Phones, not PocketPCs with a phone thrown in as an afterthought. You can get those too though, so it's a moot point.
Software Developers: I don't develop for either platform so I won't comment.
Enterprise Standards: This s great but how many of you does it effect
Enterprise Solutions: Again, how many CPF users care?
Market Share: Out of date. PocketPC is gaining market share.
Expansion: They're out of date, PocketPC wins. If you have a Clie you need a different keyboard than a Palm brand Palm. Same with PocketPC, iPaqs and Axims use different keyboards. Handera Palms have a Compact Flash slot but guess what guys, Handera is out of buisness. I think some Palms have a CF slot though. Now days almost all PocketPCs have a SD slot, and many of them have a CF slot as well. Built in. No expansion sleeve necessary--unless you use an iPaq, but that's just 1 PocketPC. Anyway, how many WiFi CF cards have Palm drivers? almost all WiFi cards have PocketPC drivers. You can even use a PCMIA card in a CF slot or if you have an iPaq you can use a PCMIA sled.
Support for Web Browsing, Web Clipping, and WAP: PocketPC wins. Hands down.
Macintosh Support: Hey! A point near and dear to my heart. Palm wins but PocketPC is nipping at it's heals.
Automatic Data Backup: Palm wins by a nose hair. Palm backs up all your Apps and Data whereas PocketPC can only be set to backup Data, BUT, if you run a full backup it backs up everything including all your settings in all your programs. Even if you don't do a full backup all your apps are stored on your PC too, so you can reinstall them at will (Or after a hard boot) in one step, but if you do it this way your settings are gone.
Size & Weight: Moot point. Palms are getting heavier, PocketPCs are getting lighter.
Battery Life: Moot point. The reason battery life is better on (most) Palms is because they have a monochrome screen or a simple color LCD. Low resolution in many cases, and the processor runs slower. The PocketPC screen is higher res than most Palm screens and most new PPCs have nice, transreflective TFTs. Most new PocketPCs also feature hot-swappable batteries, something that can't be said for the rechargable Palms which mostly use permanently installed batteries. What does this mean? On a short buisness trip the PocketPC user can charge and throw in an extra battery if they'd like. The Palm user is screwed if their battery dies because they got cocky and left their charger at home and their battery is permanent.
Estimated Steet Price: Moot point. A $199 Dell Axim Basic (Hmm, the very PDA I have) does about 1000 times more things than the $99 Palm Zire (The Palm without a backlight!)
Conclusion? I guess technically Palm wins but that's because several things were failed to be mentioned. How many people are late every day because they're Hot Syncing? You drop a PocketPC in the cradle and it syncs automatically and they stays synced. As soon as something changes on your computer it's updated on the PocketPC. When you're ready to go you don't have to press a button and wait, you just grab the thing and go. Syncing over wireless is about 100 times faster than USB, can a Palm sync wirelessly? The only people that really have sync problems are enthusiats that are always tinkering. They also didn't mention things like flashing Linux onto a PocketPC and using it with a 802.11b card as a micro, wireless web server. What about the fact that PocketPC uses a nice, computer like file based file system complete with a file expolrer where on a Palm you really just have your apps and then you import certain files directly into a certain app. PocketPCs can multi-task. That means I can be doing a sync while I look up some data or, well, you get the idea. They also didn't fail to mention that on a PocketPC, right out of the box you have about 5 more imput methods than a Palm. With a Palm you're stuck with Grafiti or onscreen keyboard that usually takes up even more screen space as the Grafiti area is permanent on most Palms. On PocketPC right out of the box you can use on screen keyboard, character recognizer (Use normal letters), Block recognizer (It's Grafiti but they're not allowed to call it that) or transcriber (Just write on the screen and, granted you have good handwring {It's no Newton} it turns it into text). FITALY on a PocketPC is onscreen and you can switch back to a normal keyboard. Heck, you can use a different imput methood according to mood and application, and most people do.
IN the end it's just like has already been said, it's foggy who is better and getting foggier all the time. What I found when I have used Palms is that they started as a monochrome PDA designed to track your appointments and contacts and they've just sort of evolved from that. I LOVE the Today screen on PocketPC and find it one of it's most valueable features.
The fact that I'm rooting for a Microsoft product when I use a Mac should tell you something.
I love my PocketPC and all it does. The fact that my school heavily subsidized it helps a little, but just a little.