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Because WiFi does not a high end handheld make. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Bluetooth and a 3G cellphone make WiFi obsolete. Notice that all of the PalmOne top-end devices (Treo 650, Tungstens T3 and T5, Zire 72) have Bluetooth. I think PalmOne realizes, moreso than the general public, that no one solution is perfect for everyone. I have absolutely no interest in buying a smartphone. I've owned two, and convergence requires too many compromises. In fact, even though I've got 1.3GB in my Tapwave Zodiac, most of that music for while I write, I'm seriously considering ditching the music, loading up my 1GB card with as many ebooks as I can, and buying an iPod for music and Audible. That means I'll have four devices to carry (Zod, keyboard, phone and iPod), five if I continue to carry my headphones in a retracting case. But each device will do what it does nearly perfectly, no compromises.
In a sense though, Morpheus is right. PalmOne will not be releasing a "technology demo" high-end handheld a la the HP hx4700. They're more focused on providing solutions, not gadgets.
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