Could it be that Palm wasn't interested in acquiring PalmSource? They bought the full rights to Palm name back and are hiring a bunch of Linux developers, so maybe they are developing their own new Linux based Palm OS, possibly with plans to incorporate
Numenta technology?
I think the news of Access acquiring PalmSource could be very positive in the short and long terms as I believe the most successful mobile operating systems will be based on the open source and open standards model for a number of reasons, least of which is the democratization of access to technology and information that is hindered by closed-source operating systems and non-standard formats.
The mobile web is about to explode, and mobile browser/OS integration will be very important. Opera is releasing Opera Mini for many platforms, Google acquired
Dodgeball and
Android as they continue to roll out more mobile services, and
Christian LindholmYahoo!'s new VP of Mobile Products (and a former Nokia employee), is excited about the future of the mobile web.
Hopefully, Access will give PalmSource the cash infusion, management changes, and kick in the pants needed to get Palm OS Linux out the door sooner rather than later, so they don't miss the mobile web wave that's coming. The market seems to be catching up to the reason PalmSource was split from Palm in the first place, so the potential for a huge payoff for Access is huge.
Brian