Palm Releases the Foleo Mobile Companion: Diamond or Dud?

[Pete Paxton]

We have to remember that every device is not made for every person. The Foleo isn't for me but I can certainly see it benefitting some. If you are a traveling business person who needs to keep up with emails, surf a bit and do some light word processing and spreadsheet work, the Foleo may be the perfect device for you. It's when you don't need everything a laptop can do but a pda isn't quite enough. And at $499 - the price works well.

[Pete Paxton]

We have to remember that every device is not made for every person. The Foleo isn't for me but I can certainly see it benefitting some. If you are a traveling business person who needs to keep up with emails, surf a bit and do some light word processing and spreadsheet work, the Foleo may be the perfect device for you. It's when you don't need everything a laptop can do but a pda isn't quite enough. And at $499 - the price works well.

[Don't Panic!]

I guess PALM is not dead after all. 8O I think I won a bet jason???

This is some serious competition on the price-point of current and announced Origami devices from Microsoft and partners. No Vista is a bummer though; But hey, this is PALM we're talking about. :roll:

[GF]

A lot of people compare the cost of laptop to Foleo, it seems that nobody add the software cost to the laptop.

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by GF

A lot of people compare the cost of laptop to Foleo, it seems that nobody add the software cost to the laptop.

Thats because you can't add the software cost to the Foleo. Since it's unknown if you can install any 3rd party applications - and even if you can, they won't be the corporate approved apps. That's almost a deal killer right there.

[Clymmer]

The Foleo runs Linux. So the day after it hits the street, it's going to be hacked to do anything/everything. I'm curious to see how wxtendable it will be. I did read that there's a CF slot (MicroDrive!) & some flavor of SD slot. So, that's good news.

C.