Palm's "Secret Third Business" isn't the LifeDrive - Page 2

samkim · 09-29-2005, 11:05 PM

I just went back to listen to the presentation again. Sorry, it was Peter Skillman who talked about the next big thing and the big unmet needs, not Jeff Hawkins. Peter is the third speaker.

nathanwms · 10-04-2005, 04:38 PM

http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/0...id=102&tid=217

How does this announcement play into the conversation? OpenOffice as a web-based application, accessible from your browser.

samkim · 10-04-2005, 05:16 PM

I think the rumors got a bit ahead of the actual news on that one. The announcement talked about distributing java and Google toolbar, and working together on various projects including Star Office... No Google Office just yet. Also, I could be mistaken, but isn't OpenOffice a regular desktop app?

As for Palm, what I've heard them say in the past is that the smartphone won't replace the desktop PC because of inherent limitations - small screen and no full-size keyboard, and so not a lot of people will be creating spreadsheets and producing large documents on their Treos. But there are plenty of applications that have tremendous untapped potential for the mobile platform...

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09-29-2005, 11:05 PM	#16
samkim Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2005 Device: Treo 650	I just went back to listen to the presentation again. Sorry, it was Peter Skillman who talked about the next big thing and the big unmet needs, not Jeff Hawkins. Peter is the third speaker.

10-04-2005, 04:38 PM	#17
nathanwms Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 24 Join Date: Mar 2005 Device: Sharp Zaurus SL-C760	http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/0...id=102&tid=217 How does this announcement play into the conversation? OpenOffice as a web-based application, accessible from your browser.

10-04-2005, 05:16 PM	#18
samkim Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2005 Device: Treo 650	I think the rumors got a bit ahead of the actual news on that one. The announcement talked about distributing java and Google toolbar, and working together on various projects including Star Office... No Google Office just yet. Also, I could be mistaken, but isn't OpenOffice a regular desktop app? As for Palm, what I've heard them say in the past is that the smartphone won't replace the desktop PC because of inherent limitations - small screen and no full-size keyboard, and so not a lot of people will be creating spreadsheets and producing large documents on their Treos. But there are plenty of applications that have tremendous untapped potential for the mobile platform...

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