That's sorta what I think's going to happen: WinMob devices will become a much larger part of Palm's offerings/sales/profits. I just hope that as WinMob phone sales become more and more important to the bottom line, management doesn't decide that resurrecting the Palm OS just isn't worth the expense.
_______ Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Sandro Campos Mancini > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 3:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Palm: it will be 12 to 18 months before a > Linux Palm appears > > It could survive by providing a 3G Treo with Windows Mobile > 6, touch screen, 320x240 or even 320x320 screen, 128 Mb of > RAM or more, BT 2.0 (the Treo 500 already has it), good > battery life and Wi-Fi (yes, it's time! B at least, since > Palm is always one step behind). Then another device that > improves on those features 6 to 8 months later. > > Current PalmOS could be used in thin, light and very cheap > (and capable) smartphones, to fill the low-budget market. > > I believe such a strategy would buy Palm some time. > > []s > Sandro Campos Mancini > > > > > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/13/guardianweeklytechno > > logysection.it> > > > > "The bulk of Palm's software development spending is thus now aimed > > squarely at revamping Palm OS5 to work on a Linux core. But > even that > > may be slipping: though earlier Colligan said that would appear in > > 2008, Palm this week told the Guardian "it will be 12 to 18 months" > > before a Linux Palm appears..." > > > > I don't know about you, but 18 months seems like an eternity. Will > > Palm survive for 18 months without introducing anything > that's really > > "new and improved"? > > _______ > > Bill
