Brilliant
I think WSHE above got it right. If Access doesn't know that POS is dead they are the only ones left on the planet. POS made sure their OS was dead when they botched Cobalt. People who like Palms already have them and the market is losing even the few upgraders their were. The serious upgraders are seeing the better value in WinMob offerings.
Everyone, including Access and PalmSource (or what is left of them once Access does the "downsizing") knows that Garnet is a lame old kludgey mess that can't get the job done. Plinux is their only hope and the guy from Access who gave the interview surely admitted that. Why wouldn't he? There is no way to say with a straight face that POS will be around much longer.
Sadly, it was not just Palm's OS that killed their business. It was their hardware. No one has released a full-featured POS model at a decent price since the late great Sony TH55. Even the last two models they just released at lame. The TX lacks a microphone and the Z22 has not SD slot. Palm is still thinking that they must leave off crucial features to ensure next season's upgraders.
Sorry, Palm, the upgraders to the TX are buying HP 1950s or Axim x50vs, and the upgraders to the z22 are just keeping their phone numbers in.......their PHONES!
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