Maybe they're just giving their people a nice long holiday break, just as many Western companies close for a week or two over the Xmas and New Year holidays.
George -- Sent from my Palm Pre Plus smartphone ldouglas wrote: maybe not - according to this (i'm sure reputable) blog? (interesting part quoted below) ------------ [Palm: Getting Acquired? Or Just Sinking Fast? | BNET Technology Blog | BNET] http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10005240/palm-getting-acquired-or-just-sinking-fast/ "But Foxconn is based in Taiwan, and apparently the holiday lasts four days there, and it starts this year on February 14. Shutting down until the end of the month would be two weeks." ------------- the plot thickens! maybe the journalism will too! On 2/11/10, Craig Froehle <[email protected]> wrote: > MAAN = Much Ado About Nothing > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 5:29 PM, ldouglas <[email protected]> wrote: >> Industrial sabotage? >> >> On 2/11/10, Craig Froehle <[email protected]> wrote: >>> MAAN >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:25 PM, George Kontos <georgekon...@inficadcom> >>> wrote: >>>> Whew! See below. >>>> >>>> George >>>> >>>> --------- >>>> >>>> http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/debunk-palm-not-halting-pre-pixi-producti >>>> on-just-on-hold-for/ >>>> >>>> Debunk: Palm not halting Pre / Pixi production, just on hold for Chinese >>>> New >>>> Year >>>> >>>> By Nilay Patel posted Feb 11th 2010 3:24PM >>>> >>>> Oh boy. Research firm OTR Global is making some waves today with a >>>> report >>>> claiming that Palm ordered all Pre and Pixi manufacturing to be halted, >>>> but >>>> apparently they didn't look at a calendar -- or, you know, call Palm. We >>>> just talked to Palm and here's the real deal: Pre and Pixi orders were >>>> halted for the Chinese New Year on the 14th, and production will go back >>>> online at the end of the month. That's the whole story -- Palm also told >>>> us >>>> that production for Verizon was ramped up early in the year to cover the >>>> downtime, so there shouldn't be any effect on availability. We'll be >>>> getting >>>> an official statement soon, we'll update as soon as we get it. >>>> >>>> Update: Here's the official word from Derick Mains, Palm's director of >>>> corporate communications: >>>> >>>> Palm regularly adjusts its product manufacturing levels to manage >>>> inventory. >>>> In anticipation of the Verizon Wireless launch and Chinese New Year, we >>>> increased production levels prior to February, and anticipate ramping >>>> production back up after the Chinese New Year ends. >>>> Move along, nothing else to see here. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>> LightsAlive >>>> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:15 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [Treo] Re: Palm halts production of Palm Pre and Pixi? >>>> >>>> Just the annual two-week shutdown for Chinese New Year. We got the same >>>> from >>>> our LED supplier, except they called it "Traditional Chinese Spring >>>> Festival." >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> --- In [email protected], Barb Strate <aaar...@...> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>> http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/02/11/palm-orders-halt-on-production-of- >>>> palm-pre-plus-palm-pixi-plus/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
