I would have him say something honest, and not engage us in a meaningless PR tango. If the target audience of this open letter is software developers, then the method of delivery for his message was a poor choice. In my experience, software developers tend to be quite logical and do not respond to PR and/or advertising spinning in the same way that the average consumer does.
How hard would it have been to say something straightforward like "We are currently working on new Palm OS based devices and have long range plans for further Palm OS models."? Instead he dances around the truth with statements such as that Palm has renewed its license with PalmSource until 2010. By no means does that statement mean that Palm intends to continue producing new Palm OS based devices. Incidentally, there are other reports on this letter with slightly different content, such as: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/11/09/palm/index.php Adrien. Monday, November 14, 2005, 3:15:46 PM, you wrote: LC> What would you have him say? It seems like you place him in a no-win LC> situation; either he responds to the rumors and is accused being misleading, LC> or he ignores it and lets it do damage unchecked. I thinks he is spot-on in LC> his assessment of the market, and I've been developing for the Palm since LC> '97. As a hardware manufacturer, his job is to drive as many boxes out the LC> door as possible, and the market should dictate the configuration of those LC> devices. LC> As to the forum, remember that this is a public company and he needs to LC> reassure his investors as much as the developers. -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
