PalmOne, a devastating blow to palmSource

Colin Dunstan · 11-17-2004, 05:57 PM

A follow-up to our recent PalmOne discussions (here and here): David Berlind from ZDNet explains why PalmOne may already have caused a devastating blow to PalmSource:

Since the beginning of this month, when Needham & Co. issued a research report that said PalmOne had "tacitly admitted" it was going to use PocketPC in its Treos, PalmSource's stock has dropped by over 30 percent. I've been hypercritical of PalmSource's failure to fully embrace Java as its primary development platform, thereby giving the more than three million developers that work in Java guaranteed access to the PalmOS market. My commmentary drew a response from PalmSource product marketing vice president Charlie Tritschler who tried to convince me otherwise. I'm still not convinced. Now, with PalmOne on the verge of making its decision, it may be too late.

Zire · 11-18-2004, 09:12 AM

Wrong move for palm damn.

Bob Russell · 11-18-2004, 10:58 AM

So.... if this bad news keeps up, are you going to become "Dell50man"!?

Alexander Turcic · 11-18-2004, 11:02 AM

Perhaps palmOne CEO Todd Bradley will talk a word with Ed Colligan and convince him that there are still people out there who would love to see another high-end Palm. I would hate to miss PalmOS in the future.

11-17-2004, 05:57 PM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	PalmOne, a devastating blow to palmSource A follow-up to our recent PalmOne discussions (here and here): David Berlind from ZDNet explains why PalmOne may already have caused a devastating blow to PalmSource: Since the beginning of this month, when Needham & Co. issued a research report that said PalmOne had "tacitly admitted" it was going to use PocketPC in its Treos, PalmSource's stock has dropped by over 30 percent. I've been hypercritical of PalmSource's failure to fully embrace Java as its primary development platform, thereby giving the more than three million developers that work in Java guaranteed access to the PalmOS market. My commmentary drew a response from PalmSource product marketing vice president Charlie Tritschler who tried to convince me otherwise. I'm still not convinced. Now, with PalmOne on the verge of making its decision, it may be too late.

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11-18-2004, 09:12 AM	#2
Zire Fanatic Posts: 522 Karma: 14050 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Astoria, NY Device: Zire 71	Wrong move for palm damn.

11-18-2004, 10:58 AM	#3
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	So.... if this bad news keeps up, are you going to become "Dell50man"!?

11-18-2004, 11:02 AM	#4
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Perhaps palmOne CEO Todd Bradley will talk a word with Ed Colligan and convince him that there are still people out there who would love to see another high-end Palm. I would hate to miss PalmOS in the future.

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