Tuesday, May 24, 2005
pa1mOne To Become Palm Again - And Platform Agnostic
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 10:00 AM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/24/palmone_to_be_palm/
Later this year, pa1mOne will change its name back to Palm, having reached an agreement with PalmSource over the issue. No word if it will be spelled "Palm" or "Pa1m." The really interesting thing is pa1mOne's platform choice rumors keep surfacing.
"...PalmOne has already said it's OS agnostic, and is believed to have Windows Mobile-based devices in the works. Maybe the Palm handle was too problematic for the Asian companies PalmSource is increasingly keen to target now that its main revenue strand, PalmOne, is considering other operating systems."
There are some other interesting tidbits in the article too. pa1mOne's licensing revenue to PalmSource can be cut almost in half if PalmSource doesn't meet certain development milestones by the 2007-2009 range.
Later this year, pa1mOne will change its name back to Palm, having reached an agreement with PalmSource over the issue. No word if it will be spelled "Palm" or "Pa1m." The really interesting thing is pa1mOne's platform choice rumors keep surfacing.
"...PalmOne has already said it's OS agnostic, and is believed to have Windows Mobile-based devices in the works. Maybe the Palm handle was too problematic for the Asian companies PalmSource is increasingly keen to target now that its main revenue strand, PalmOne, is considering other operating systems."
There are some other interesting tidbits in the article too. pa1mOne's licensing revenue to PalmSource can be cut almost in half if PalmSource doesn't meet certain development milestones by the 2007-2009 range.
