Palm's Ed Colligan talks to Time

Brian · 11-07-2005, 10:51 PM

Time.com has an article from the November 14, 2005 issue of Time magazine about Palm and the future of mobile computing titled PC in Your Palm. Ed Colligan, the president and CEO of Palm, Inc. spoke with Time's Laura Locke about Palm's vision for mobile computing, including:

Palm's priority on making the Treo more affordable for broader consumer markets
the importance of mobile search
the future of portable video using applications like MobiTV
opportunities to partner with Apple Computer
Palm's decision to team up with Microsoft to go after the enterprise market

Read the full article here.

Related: New Treos in the works and other Palm rumors

doctorow · 11-08-2005, 10:51 AM

Very informative interview. From what I gather, there'll be the Treo and the Treo in the future. Don't expect any dedicated high-end PDAs from Palm anymore.

Bob Russell · 11-08-2005, 11:09 AM

I think they might still make non-phone pdas. They are a good place to try new technology, and they still produce a profit. It's just not a growth market. But we'll see. I'm converted myself to the smartphone idea. But I think I probably prefer smartphones that are more like power-pdas with a phone in them.

I'd like to see a nice one from Palm that looks kind of like this (it's the one Michael Mace pointed out on his blog)...
http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/pro.../0,,70,00.html

Very nice. Closed it looks like a regular phone. Open it's a full pda.

Antoine of MMM · 11-08-2005, 02:11 PM

I liked this article as well. Not so much because it has said anything "new" but because it as framed kinda nicely for a soon to come new model or two.

I really feel that Palm is really gearing up to change gears on a few fronts, and I do hope that is new models that really meet customer needs at attainable pricepoints.

11-07-2005, 10:51 PM	#1
Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	Palm's Ed Colligan talks to Time Time.com has an article from the November 14, 2005 issue of Time magazine about Palm and the future of mobile computing titled PC in Your Palm. Ed Colligan, the president and CEO of Palm, Inc. spoke with Time's Laura Locke about Palm's vision for mobile computing, including: Palm's priority on making the Treo more affordable for broader consumer markets the importance of mobile search the future of portable video using applications like MobiTV opportunities to partner with Apple Computer Palm's decision to team up with Microsoft to go after the enterprise market Read the full article here. Related: New Treos in the works and other Palm rumors

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11-08-2005, 10:51 AM	#2
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	Very informative interview. From what I gather, there'll be the Treo and the Treo in the future. Don't expect any dedicated high-end PDAs from Palm anymore.

11-08-2005, 11:09 AM	#3
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I think they might still make non-phone pdas. They are a good place to try new technology, and they still produce a profit. It's just not a growth market. But we'll see. I'm converted myself to the smartphone idea. But I think I probably prefer smartphones that are more like power-pdas with a phone in them. I'd like to see a nice one from Palm that looks kind of like this (it's the one Michael Mace pointed out on his blog)... http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/pro.../0,,70,00.html Very nice. Closed it looks like a regular phone. Open it's a full pda.

11-08-2005, 02:11 PM	#4
Antoine of MMM Mobile Ministry Magazine Posts: 119 Karma: 4507 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Device: Nokia N75/N800 Internet Tablet	I liked this article as well. Not so much because it has said anything "new" but because it as framed kinda nicely for a soon to come new model or two. I really feel that Palm is really gearing up to change gears on a few fronts, and I do hope that is new models that really meet customer needs at attainable pricepoints.

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