> Plus, also keep in mind that the scenario where someone buys an app > from PalmGear and can't load it on the smartphone is not going to > happen very much. People who have smartphones (with the exception > of the tiny percentage who had a Palm OS device before getting the > phone) make 99.9% of their software purchases through the menu on > the phone. They do not know or care that web sites exist where you > can download Palm OS software. So Handango and PalmGear are only > involved if they are somehow involved in the purchase if they get > involved by setting up some deal with the carrier to sell directly > through the phone (which is something PalmGear and Handango would > be wise to pursue, I think).
We aren't talking about a regular smartphone. A Cobalt powered phone doesn't have that tacky menu. A palm smartphone user will use a web browser on the device to download apps. Most likely, they will go to the palmsource software store which is powered by palmgear. Even if purchases were made from a menu, that would still be outrageous because the users then don't have access to the thousands of apps online. Anyway you look at it, if this signing business means that only signed apps can run, this is very bad. It can't be that way, because that almost defeats the whole purpose of getting a palm powered phone. There has to be more to it. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
