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It is really great business sense on Palm's part to start learning about Linux... With the market in flux and the switch to smartphones or connected devices from standalone PDAs, it pays to invest in all technology as sort of an insurance...
If Palm on Linux materializes, the expertise will enable them to be first in line with new devices.
If Palmsource fails to deliver, they could use another Linux distribution easily...
If Windows Mobile reigns, then there's the rumored Treo 700...
Ed Colligan seems to be preparing for all eventualities... Unlike Palmsource which bet the farm on 'Palm on Linux', Palm, Inc. will survive no matter what happens...
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