Sasha Trukhny wrote:
> It seems that Palm OS is dieing. Now only one main producer of PalmOS
> devices - PalmOne (Palm).
Sales are up, new models are out with new features. I read somewhere
that the Treo 650 is the top-selling smartphone. How does any of this
constitute "dying"??
Sure, there are a few bugs with NVFS. They are being fixed, and
there are updates available. NVFS is a big move for Palm. It will
continue to be a bumpy road until all of the problems are worked
out. Anyone with significant experience with software development
is used to this sort of thing.
> - Zire 22
> 1. It can't access to TCP/IP network.
Maybe that's because it is an entry-level product and doesn't
have either WiFi or Bluetooth! Oh, and Palm didn't include a
CAT5 ethernet port. Shame on them. :-P
The Z22 is only intended to be a cheap PDA, to replace paper
organizers. Not much more. There isn't even a card slot or
headphone output. But -- it's less than $100 in the states,
allowing many more consumers to add a handheld computer to
their lifestyles. And later, they will most likely upgrade
to Palm, rather than PocketPC.
> - Tungsten E2
> 1. It has very many bugs with NVFS.
See above.
> Our company have written many Palm OS applications.
> But it seems that we go to develop with Pocket PC in future.
Go ahead if you want -- I'm sure Palm will be happy to have you
as a developer for the Treo 700W -- but Windows Mobile isn't exactly
perfect either!! You'll simply be trading one bunch of difficulties for
another. Of course, if you are able, you should be targeting (at least)
both platforms. It's not a matter of one or another, but rather,
maintaining a good business strategy that allows you to target a
larger part of the total handheld market, and "ride the waves" as
things change in the future.
Jay Ts
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Happiness is the path.
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