Tuesday, November 2, 2004
PalmOne Will Make A Windows Mobile Based Treo!
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 06:05 AM
http://news.com.com/2100-1045_3-5435211.html
"Shares of PalmSource, the handheld operating system developer, dipped Monday on an investment bank's report that said key licensee PalmOne will use Microsoft's OS in its Treo line of devices. The research note from Needham & Co. said PalmOne "tacitly admitted" it was working to make Microsoft's handheld OS available on the popular Treo line of phones. The devices currently use PalmSource's Palm OS, and PalmOne is PalmSource's biggest customer. The two companies recently split from each other, allowing them to be more flexible."
Of course, this won't come as any surprise to many of our readers. Back in March, we told you about a comment from Tom Bradley, PalmOne CEO, saying that while at the time, no Microsoft based products had been announced, nothing would preclude them from working on and releasing one. Given the success of Windows Mobile and its increasing marketshare world wide, PalmOne cannot afford not to at least consider it and see how their popular Treo would work with the OS. The audio is still available. (118kb)
PalmSource, the company that makes the PalmOS now, would suffer a huge blow of their number one OEM partner began using PalmSource's number one adversary. Of course, Microsoft, PalmOne and PalmSource are very tight-lipped about this not offering denials but dismissing it as "rumors and speculation." Here is another rumor. "It is rumored that Ed Hansberry is excited about giving the forthcoming Windows Mobile based Treo a test drive next summer." :lol:
"Shares of PalmSource, the handheld operating system developer, dipped Monday on an investment bank's report that said key licensee PalmOne will use Microsoft's OS in its Treo line of devices. The research note from Needham & Co. said PalmOne "tacitly admitted" it was working to make Microsoft's handheld OS available on the popular Treo line of phones. The devices currently use PalmSource's Palm OS, and PalmOne is PalmSource's biggest customer. The two companies recently split from each other, allowing them to be more flexible."
Of course, this won't come as any surprise to many of our readers. Back in March, we told you about a comment from Tom Bradley, PalmOne CEO, saying that while at the time, no Microsoft based products had been announced, nothing would preclude them from working on and releasing one. Given the success of Windows Mobile and its increasing marketshare world wide, PalmOne cannot afford not to at least consider it and see how their popular Treo would work with the OS. The audio is still available. (118kb)
PalmSource, the company that makes the PalmOS now, would suffer a huge blow of their number one OEM partner began using PalmSource's number one adversary. Of course, Microsoft, PalmOne and PalmSource are very tight-lipped about this not offering denials but dismissing it as "rumors and speculation." Here is another rumor. "It is rumored that Ed Hansberry is excited about giving the forthcoming Windows Mobile based Treo a test drive next summer." :lol:
