engadget.com — ... the cellphone company expected to be first in line for Android and the Open Handset Alliance, the one manufacturer that is truly desperate for a powerful, pre-developed, open Linux mobile OS, is nowhere to be found. We are, of course, talking about Palm.
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superkendallNov 6, 2007
How does the iPhone have "baggage"? And for what you get, the iPhone is no longer all that expensive...
cleverboyNov 6, 2007
I was thinking the same thing after reading the headline and blurb... Then I actually read Engadet's post and... They make a really good point. Palm is trying to release its own Linux-based OS alternative, and has been failing to do so, and recently delayed again. Palm has lost that iniative I think. I liked the Folio interface but the product itself was ill-concieved. Android is soon to release its "first look" SDK. My impression is that this platform will really yeild some great fruit. Palm should be contributor instead of desperately treading water and trying to forge its own Linux-based path. What... Its not open-source unless its YOUR open-source?Simply madness. The ONLY way thus makes sense, is if Palm only announces AFTER they release a compatible device. Preserving sales, etc. Android is a consumer solution though. One secondary reason might be that Palm needs more corporate features sooner... But, as an Android contributor they could certainly add them in and keep the code (unless I've misundestood provisions in the license).
gyrfalconNov 6, 2007
Yes they do, too bad you don't get dugg for speaking the truth. Anyone who disagrees should explain why they sold PalmOS to Access if they don't want users to run Windows Mobile.
robotbrainNov 18, 2007
Ever heard of this? - <a class="user" href="http://www.styletap.com">http://www.styletap.com</a> not to mention this - <a class="user" href="http://www.netmeister.org/palm/POSE/POSE-HOWTO.html">http://www.netmeister.org/palm/POSE/POSE-HOWTO.htm ...</a> which ran on Linux over 7 years ago.I jumped Palm's ship over a year ago and don't miss any of the apps. I use Styletap but only because I had a program to keep track of my passwords on my palm and am too lazy to migrate them all manually to an equivalent Windows Mobile app. I do feel somewhat dirty using MS, but the functionality is so much greater. That said, I would love to use a Linux handset once a very useable one shows up or even an iPhone for that matter, if they get full QWERTY hardware keypads and open it up properly to developers.