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Originally Posted by BobR
I hear word that PalmSource refutes the story, but has anyone heard Access refute the story? It's their spokesman that was supposed to have made the comments... maybe PalmSource and Access are not in agreement?
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Yes, according to Ryan Kairer at PalmInfocenter, the ACCESS spokesman who was interviewed directly refuted the story when Ryan spoke with him. For their part CBM has promised to publish a retraction later today.
The whole thing was obviously a misunderstanding by a reporter who was ignorant of the fact that Palm OS is
already being redeveloped on a Linux kernel. ACCESS had already stated that their enthusiasm for acquiring PalmSource is not just about obtaining more Linux developer talent but about acquiring a platform with lots of 3rd party applications and developers: see
this English language Japanese web site for example.