The most interesting part of the annual report is on page 22 of the PDF version :
"Our product strategy is substantially dependent on the Palm OS, which is owned by PalmSource, a former subsidiary of Palm that was acquired by Access Co., Ltd. We have a license agreement with PalmSource which extends through December 2, 2009. Our license of the Palm OS from PalmSource is critical to the operation of many of our products. We rely on PalmSource to provide the operating system for all of our handheld and a significant portion of our smartphone products. PalmSource was acquired by Access Co., Ltd., bringing the Palm OS under new management and control. While we began shipping, in January 2006, a product which utilizes Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system, most of our products remain based on the Palm OS. Termination of the Palm OS license, an adverse change in our relationship with PalmSource or Access, failure by PalmSource and Access to supply a competitive platform, retain employees or otherwise remain viable, or an unfavorable outcome in any material lawsuit involving the Palm OS, could harm our business. Additionally, we are contractually obligated to make a minimum annual payment to PalmSource for the contract year ending December 2, 2006, regardless of the volume of devices we sell containing the Palm OS..." and everything that follows this text. It seems that if they find an agreement then we'll just migrate on ALP with Garnet support and if not then it will be a problem for current Garnet developers. Another solution for Access would be to find other firms who would want to license their OS, but I doubt it will be as successfull as it was with the former PalmOne. I hope that they'll find an agreement and things will almost be like they was, what do you think about it? -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
