09-23-2005, 09:46 PM
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Palm Schedules Webcast With Bill Gates On Windows Mobile Treo
http://ir.palm.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105423&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=760556&highlight=
"Palm, Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Verizon Wireless Announce Press Conference for Sept. 26 - SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Sept. 23, 2005--Ed Colligan, Palm, Inc. president and chief executive officer; Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect; and Denny Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, invite the news media to join them for a press conference on Monday, Sept. 26, at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco beginning at 9 a.m. PDT."
That's it folks. No more denying it. The device is coming and Verizon gets it first. Links for the live webcast presentation covering the demise of PalmOS are at Palm's site. :wink:
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09-23-2005, 10:00 PM
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That blows that V gets it first!!
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09-23-2005, 10:00 PM
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Deja vu....How many Apple users are going to have a flashback to MW with Bill live via Webcast. MWAHAHAHAHA. :robot:
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09-23-2005, 10:01 PM
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It's about time! I can't wait to get my hands on the new WM treo. Hopefully T-Mobile will pick it up too.
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09-23-2005, 10:02 PM
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Oh this kills me.. I am flying in Sunday morning to spend a week in Sunnyvale for business and will be 10 minutes from press conference but wont be able to make it because of a meeting 
Maybe they would give out free Windows mobile Treos to the first 50 people there (Hey I can hope)..
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09-23-2005, 10:06 PM
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Re: Palm Schedules Webcast With Bill Gates On Windows Mobile Treo
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
That's it folks. No more denying it. The device is coming and Verizon gets it first. Links for the live webcast presentation covering the demise of PalmOS are at Palm's site. :wink: |
Oh I don't know Ed. I hear PalmSource will be licensing out POS to Baskin and Robins that will be using PalmOS to run their blenders. Just don't expect variable speeds....User's don't need such a thing in their blenders after all. :wink:
Seriously though. I fear for the future of WM. Its progressed at such a snails pace WITH Palm nipping at their heels. What happens if/when Palm goes away? :cry: :? Could be bad times ahead for Pocket PC users. I hope not though.
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09-23-2005, 10:08 PM
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Re: Palm Schedules Webcast With Bill Gates On Windows Mobile Treo
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Originally Posted by Jonathan1
Seriously though. I fear for the future of WM. Its progressed at such a snails pace WITH Palm nipping at their heels. What happens if/when Palm goes away? :cry: :? Could be bad times ahead for Pocket PC users. I hope not though.
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PalmOS was taken out of Microsoft's cross hairs years ago. It is about Nokia and RIM.
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09-23-2005, 10:12 PM
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Re: Palm Schedules Webcast With Bill Gates On Windows Mobile Treo
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Seriously though. I fear for the future of WM. Its progressed at such a snails pace WITH Palm nipping at their heels. What happens if/when Palm goes away? :cry: :? Could be bad times ahead for Pocket PC users. I hope not though.
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I doubt this... The Treo is really the first smart phone that will have real recognition running Windows Mobile. Everyone has heard of Palm, and many business execs that are in the market for a smart phone has heard of the Treo. This puts Microsoft in the spot light here.. a chance to show the world and all the other mobile phone OEMS that their OS can do that Job.
I suspect if Microsoft (Gates) hasn't given much attention to WM in the past, he will now.
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09-23-2005, 10:15 PM
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Re: Palm Schedules Webcast With Bill Gates On Windows Mobile Treo
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
PalmOS was taken out of Microsoft's cross hairs years ago. It is about Nokia and RIM.
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Absolutely! Plus this also give MS a much strengthened position with carriers. Particularly when you look a countries like Canada where MS just plain doesn't have a position with carriers. This leads them through the door.
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09-24-2005, 01:46 AM
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Re: Palm Schedules Webcast With Bill Gates On Windows Mobile Treo
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Originally Posted by Paragon
Absolutely! Plus this also give MS a much strengthened position with carriers. Particularly when you look a countries like Canada where MS just plain doesn't have a position with carriers. This leads them through the door.
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What? Telus, Bell and Rogers all have Windows Mobile devices in their line up.
Handspring has always had good solid hardware and the Treo is no exception. It's nice to see WM on such a device. It is a big step forward for Microsoft.
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