Hello, Apparently Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm, wrote an open letter to the Palm developer community. This came as a surprise to me because I haven't received any such letter, nor have I seen one posted on this forum, which would seem like a sensible place to put an open letter. According to the news releases, it should have showed up on the Palm developer site, but I don't see it there either. In any event, some of you may find this interesting.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5940369.html I hate to say it, but to me this sounds like the captain of a ship trying to convince the ship hands that the ship isn't sinking, hoping they will continue working long enough that he can safely move to a new ship before the old one sinks. The new ship, of course, flies under the banner of Microsoft. As developers, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Is Colligan prevaricating, trying to get us to continue working on a platform he has no intention of supporting in the future? Or does he genuinely intend to continue supporting the Palm platform? We have no way of knowing which is true, and it will definitely have a major impact on us as developers. Either way, it seems clear that Windows Mobile is going to play a significant role in Palm's future, and it would be wise for developers to be aware of this. Adrien. -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
