I thought Palm would have a non-phone webOS PDA come out pretty quickly: http://www.gearbits.com/archives/2009/01/gearbits_predic_5.html
However, seeing how mediocre the PIM functionality is on webOS, I now understand why they haven't bothered. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:08 PM, ldouglas <[email protected]> wrote: > plus the other big hook for the iTouch is iTunes media management. > What would be the hook for a phoneless Pre? Just Synergy and > Touchstone? > > I mean *I* would like it - like a webOS PDA - but as Don said, I'd > want the built-in apps to be more fully baked and comparable to their > PalmOS counterparts. > > On 4/25/10, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: >> Personally, Jim, I think it wouldn't help much at all. I think the main >> reason the Touch has done well is that a lot of people won't or can't switch >> to AT&T for their cell service, so having a Touch allows them to have an >> iPhone minus the phone part and not have to worry about contracts. But the >> Pre is now available for two carriers in the US and will soon be at least >> one more (AT&T), with the fourth and final one (Tmobile) being planned to >> roll out sooner or later. I just don't see people wanting a second network >> device (if they already have an smartphone). If they don't have a >> smartphone, then this will compete with the iTouch and the iPad. And unlike >> for the phone where they have all the carriers to market and sell their >> devices (ok, so they've done a horrible job of it!), they would be on their >> own, mainly trying to get places like Best Buy, Costco, Walmart, etc., sell >> it. If they could get the price down enough and get these companies to fund >> a lot of the marketing, who knows, but to me it's pretty risky. My sense is >> that given Palm's financial situation, it needs to be very cautious and >> focused about where it puts it's resources. It needs to build up the Palm >> Pre brand and reputation as much as it can, maybe even license WebOS to some >> 3rd parties who build an iTouch/iPad-like device, but not do it themselves. >> That's my $.02 anyway... >> >> >> Levi Wallach >> blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com >> tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Jim Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I just posted this on Twitter...what do y'all think? I believe it would >>> help Palm...in the same way the Touch does for Apple: >>> >>> @Palm Here's an idea...make a WebOS device like the iPod Touch with >>> wifi and a camera...and sell it at a reasonable price in retail stores. >>> >>> >>> Jim >>> (Via Palm Pre)
