After a decade of PalmOS use we had to dismiss WebOS for one missing feature. It was Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (BT SPP).
This is one of those non-negotiable items that means we can't use a device that doesn't have this. iPhone doesn't have this either.
We did use Palm's Windows Mobile devices but Palm dropped those.
Bob
Dear Buzz Gang and Crew,
I am sure that most of you have read or heard that HP has indicated its intentions of buying Palm. The bigger question is: Can HP/Palm make a comeback in mobile?
My Answer is: Too little, too late. HP/Palm cannot make a comeback in mobile.
HP: Outside of printers and personal computers, HP has no real retail presents for their products.
HP: Has no real consumer oriented products that are identifiable other than printers.
HP: Mobile is a fast paced, fast changing industry. HP has no history of such quick footed innovative
HP: Although they have a strong corporate customer base, if HP were to approach corporate customers for wireless services, they bump up against RIM which has a stronghold in the corporate market.
PALM: Has lost marketshare to Apple, RIM, Android
PALM: Has yet to create compelling products and services to retain existing customers & developers
PALM: Has reinvented itself several times over and has failed, what else can they do?
PALM: Consumer perception of Palm has been damaged severely. Simply having a new owner will not change that perception.
Conclusion:
HP will probably integrate Palm into their product lines as a tool for specialty businesses and services but Palm will not regain their consumer product dominance they once had.
What are your thoughts?
Later People.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/technology/29palm.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/28/MN351D6D4P.DTL
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/with-palm-buy-hewlett-packard-dives-into-hot-wireless-market/19458148/

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