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Let's not count out PalmSource and PalmOS so fast. Even if Palm moves to Win Mobile (I'm still skeptical, but it's possible), that doesn't mean the jig is up for PalmOS.
In the SmartPhone and traditional PDA world, they may suffer, but I think feature phones is where they're headed. It makes sense. Why else would they be willing to make a public comment about no Cobalt development right about the time they release info about the LG contract? And if they do well with feature phones on PalmOS for Linux, there's no reason why they couldn't expand back out to pdas and smartphones.
A Win Mobile Treo doesn't mean Palm quits PalmOS completely. Especially if Jeff Hawkins is still on board (is he?) -- that alone would make you think they'd be very reluctant to ditch PalmOS completely. I just think Palm has to hedge their bets. I would have guessed Linux rather than Win Mobile, but Win Mobile probably has a better corporate following, and requires less work to adopt. I don't think they'll dump PalmOS until there's absolutely no other choice. And one working Treo with Windows Mobile doesn't mean they made the decision... I bet they were working on that as part of their exploration of other options anyway. Or it could even be a few industrious employees who saw a mountain and wanted to climb it for the thrill of the climb!
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