Stumbled across a pleasant surprise this morning in the app catalog this morning... a free app for reading New York Times News Feeds on the HP TouchPad
I've been a user of the NYT beta app on the Pre for the past couple of years and have continued now to use it happily on the TouchPad in the emulator on webOS 3.
Will I be immediately abandoning the Pre/early webOS version?... Nope. The earlier version is a perfectly acceptable way to read the news that hasn't been rendered dead by the new app.
Will I switch exclusively to the new app in the long run?... Hard to say. The new app is obviously -- having the new Enyo styling -- a richer graphic presentation/experience, but what's at the core of what I want in a NYT app or any news app?... READING!
Both apps seem to pass the reading test for me. Last time I checked this morning the story content was the same in both apps. Good enuf for me!
Small nit to pick... The old NYT beta app has a NY/Region section that I enjoy reading. Not immediately seeing it on the new News Feed app. Not a "dealbreaker" for me vis a vis the new app... just an observation.
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