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As far as the article itself, it *does* look like all spin all the time. The guy selected the worst quotes from the worst sources. No info, just spin. Is this an election year?
I am amazed that Palm is selling a single PDA, with everyone and their mother knowing that a new OS is out this Fall. When Microsoft offers a new OS they have to promise a free upgrade and even then sales lag a little just before the new release.
What happened to Apple as they waited for OS X to be ready? With Toshiba PPCs selling for an effective $194 (some even got another $50 back afterwards as a price match) I am amazed that Palm sold any PDAs at all.
I am suspicious of Mace's claim that they have gained 5% in market share here this year. But, just to hold steady is an amazing accomplishment. Of course, if they are losing money on each one it won't help them much now to sell a lot of them. The base of 20 million users who will think first of a Palm OS model when they upgrade is a plus for the future, though.
I think there is one big reason that PPC is still not making it. In spite of the $30 million Maswell's Silver Hammer behind their back, that would allow them to squash anyone they want (if the Justice department let them) people look at the dumb desktop that they want to throw out the window (maybe that is why they call it Windows) everyday when it messes up. They do not want a Windows *anything* on their handheld.
Not that Palm is that much better. I expect OS 5 to still be fairly lame. I wish, oh how I wish it were Epoc Quartz.
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