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Bob Russell · 11-09-2004, 05:58 AM

In my mind, there are some concerns about next year even. Didn't the head of PalmOne, in clarifying the WinME OS rumors, say that they were open to WinME and Linux? Plus, he said they were successfully tweaking OS5 so he wasn't ready to commit to any OS6 devices even in 2005. To me that means an OS6/Cobalt device is unlikely for the first half of 2005 given the long product cycles. I'm afraid there may be some serious problems with Cobalt. Until I see a successful product, I'm afraid that it may be a dying duck, and PalmOne may have to go Linux or WinMe to survive. Linux would be very interesting to me, but WinMe devices would just another handful of ordinary fish in the pond.
I hope I'm wrong...

11-09-2004, 05:58 AM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	In my mind, there are some concerns about next year even. Didn't the head of PalmOne, in clarifying the WinME OS rumors, say that they were open to WinME and Linux? Plus, he said they were successfully tweaking OS5 so he wasn't ready to commit to any OS6 devices even in 2005. To me that means an OS6/Cobalt device is unlikely for the first half of 2005 given the long product cycles. I'm afraid there may be some serious problems with Cobalt. Until I see a successful product, I'm afraid that it may be a dying duck, and PalmOne may have to go Linux or WinMe to survive. Linux would be very interesting to me, but WinMe devices would just another handful of ordinary fish in the pond. I hope I'm wrong...