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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Do you think there is room for another mobile operating system?
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YES! I have to preface my remarks by saying Palm has a less than stellar track record as far as OS releases go, so I'm not convinced they will get this right on their first try.
WM is becoming far to corporate oriented for my liking. It seems with every release we lose features in the name of corporate security. Not to mention MS's determination to keep the OS crippled so it does not steal desktop OS or office sales. As we know, the Palm OS is unable to cope with the demands of many of today's power users. Symbian, while popular in feature phones, really isn't a power users Mobile OS, either.
Palm has a shot to win the hearts of many of us who are rapidly growing discontent with the lack of innovation in the Windows Mobile world. If they manage to release a device that is not crippled with low resolution, minimal memory or an unstable OS, I will be first in line to give them a shot. However, if all we get is a Treo 800 with 64 MB of RAM running the new OS with a Garnet emulator on a 320 x 320 screen and nothing else, they will have once again shot themselves in the foot. This is a chance for Palm to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack. I want to see a true mobile device that can replace all the crap I carry around today. I want lots of RAM, I want built in GPS, I want a hi-res screen. I want it to be fun to use to play games. I want it to excel as both a music and video player. I want both WiFi and 3G data access. Linux should make all of this possible, but it's up to Palm to implement it, and we can only wait to see if they actually execute.
The sad thing is WM could fulfill all of my wants but MS and their OEM's have consipired to prevent that from happening to date.