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Originally Posted by IcemanMN
The reason that Pa1mOne split from PalmSource is, Pa1mOne still has to sell handsets while they're waiting for PalmSource to get its s**t together. The current Treo is the leading seller in its market segment, so spare me the obituaries. The next Treo will run Magneto, and will continue P1's market dominance.
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While I would love to see a WM Treo, I'm not sure it's going to happen. If P1 had made the decision that WM was their future, I can't see why they would have given $30 million to PalmSource for the right to the PALM trademark. Heck they could have just bought the company for a few more million.
The problem with P1 moving into the WM world is that they would then have to compete with Dell, HP, etc for the hearts and minds of users. What market share they have maintained is typically from those who prefer the Palm OS, warts and all. Why would they want to alienate those users, only to have to compete to win them back without their only perceived advantage?