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Palm Changing OS Strategy

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the shaking-things-up dept.

profet writes "CNET.com is reporting that PalmSource plans to change its OS plans and simultaneously develop/release OS 6 and continue development on OS 5. The names shall be changed to reflect that they are both current. The plan is to have OS 5 for low end devices ($100 price point is a goal), and OS 6 for high end devices. This is a drastic change from their current practice of having one current OS drastically customized (read: hacked) to suit the manufacturer's needs. It looks like PalmSource is aiming directly at Symbian's success with Nokia's series 60 platform."

2 of 213 comments (clear)

  1. Linux on my Palm by SphericalCrusher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see no reason to keep Palm OS over this version...

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    "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher
  2. Re:Linux is superior in every way by SphericalCrusher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Amen. It is pretty useless... I could write something better... it's just formatting it for the PDA to use is where I get stuck at.

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    "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher