Thread: Why the Foleo might succeed even though we don't like it
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Old 05-30-2007, 06:30 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by NatCh
I'm not making any evaluation of how well the Foleo might fill that aim, only observing/suggesting that that particular goal might be what they are trying to achieve.
That's very important to note that if they want to reach that mass market, they need to make it simple. The smartphone part is NOT simple right now, and I bet the Foleo is not trivial either. They might have to depend on corporate rollouts in the beginning.

I'm thinking that Palm must have some large companies planning to use it with field deployments to save cost. They already have to get smartphones, so why not do this instead of laptops or tablets. Cheaper to buy and administer, and they can write their own apps for it. If Palm has that corporate commitment, it woud sure explain their enthusiasm despite a less than obvious consumer market.
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