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Palm's done with PalmOS, plans to get Pre on other carriers in 2010, speaks to patent issues
Engadget —
... In a talk with investors Palm CEO Ed Colligan dropped a whole ton of previously undisclosed facts about Palm and the Pre. First off, he mentioned that other than the Centro making its way to other carriers, there will be no more PalmOS devices from Palm; they're ...
Palm OS Is Dead, Long Live Pre and Windows Mobile [Palm]
Gizmodo —
... "huevos" in Spanish, which means "eggs" or "cojones") and Windows Mobile devices. • He also talked Apple, saying they didn't want to get into a patent fight because they also had a big portfolio and it may turn nasty for both. Originally developed by US Robotics in 1996, the Palm OS leaves a long list of children, grandchildren, some bastards here and there, and a lot of die-hard users behind. It will join the Amiga OS and Be OS in the land of the cool-stuff-that-is-gone-gone. [PreCentral] ...
Palm OS, she is dead
CrunchGear —
... Palm CEO Ed Colligan just pulled the plug on Palm OS, destroying the hopes and dreams of millions of Palm lovers around the world. As a former Palm programmer, let me tell you that this news saddens yet cheers me: Palm OS is in a better place now. ...
Palm CEO: PalmOS is dead, Pre App Store, International Carriers
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... and Europe. The Pre's going international.
• Although there's no details about Palm's exclusivity deal with Sprint, Palm hopes to have the Pre on other carriers by 2010.
It's great to watch Palm not only get the handset right, but get so many various philosophical aspects right, like open app development not limited to one corporate controlled distribution channel. Short of some appalling day one reviews, this is the phone that's replacing my iPhone.
Palm CEO Ed Colligan talks Pre with investors [Precentral]
Palm afirma não ter quaisquer problemas com a Apple relacionados a patentes
MacMagazine —
... Mas o principal mesmo (e o que nos interessa) foi a sua tranquilidade ao falar sobre os rumores recentes relacionados a patentes. De acordo com o PreCentral.net, Ed não se mostrou preocupado quanto ao assunto, lembrou que a Palm possui um belo portfólio de patentes próprias (cerca de 1.500, resultado de 15 anos de trabalho) ao seu dispor e deixou claro que respeita ao máximo a propriedade intelectual de quem quer que seja. Além disso, afirmou que não houve, até então, qualquer discussão entre a Palm e a Apple nesse sentido. ...
Palm throws cold water on possible patent battle
AppleInsider —
... , noting his company has amassed 1500 patents over 15 years just in case. Comparing patent disputes to the animal world, Colligan said : It's like two little porcupines going around, and you don't want to touch each other because you might get stung. You peacefully coexist and everything's OK and you keep working together. We're very respectful about people's intellectual property, we believe we're huge innovators and have been for a lot of years and that this product has an enormous number of innovations in it. If something does happen there, we do have the portfolio, we ...
R.I.P Palm OS: 1996-2008
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... litigation from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), it seems.
In the end, Palm’s move away from the Palm OS and towards embracing Windows Mobile and Web OS will likely prove a good move. The too-old Palm OS platform has been dragging down Palm’s image as a pioneering smartphone manufacturer. Shedding Palm OS might be the biggest factor, next to the Palm Pre and Web OS, that helps return Palm to its once mighty position at the top of the smartphone market.
[Via: PreCentral]
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Wired: Gadget Lab —
... data on the phone but also the internet from a single point.
The Pre is expected to launched on Sprint's network exclusively in the first half of the year. Sprint's hold on the Pre could last longer than a few months. Palm is counting on the success of the Pre to draw in other carriers and hopes to consider other U.S. carriers for the phone in 2010, said Colligan.
Also see: Palm Unveils The Pre Six Reasons Why the Palm Pre is Special
[via Pre Central]
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PalmOS está muerto, Palm apuesta todo a WebOS y Windows Mobile
Celularis —
... por el multitouch que la Palm Pre incluirá.
Ha asegurado que ya tienen acuerdos con operadoras móviles en Estados Unidos, Canadá, Latinoamérica y Europa para lanzar la nueva Palm Pre. También menciona que la Palm Pre tendrá una tienda de aplicaciones pero que no tendrá control sobre el contenido, como si lo hace Apple. Además incluirá la posibilidad de instalar aplicacione sover the air y por el USB.
Vía PreCentral y CrunchGear ...
Lawsuits Pre-mature, PalmOS Pre-sumed Dead
Mobility Site —
... release consumer products with WebOS and business devices with Windows Mobile. PalmOS was what first turned me onto handheld devices and I will certainly miss knowing it is around. I am now sorely tempted to go out and buy a Palm Tungsten E2 or T|X while I still can…just for old times sake.
I wonder if my Tungsten C will still charge?
Oh, by the way, sorry about the title, but you will have to get used to it. Pre-posterous titles are this years iPuns.
(Source – PreCentral)
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Palm Pre Bits for the Week
jkOnTheRun —
... Palm’s Application Store won’t be the only game in town for the Pre. You’ll be able to “side load” third party software via USB or over the air. Here I thought there wouldn’t be any desktop software for the Pre; Sounds like it’s not total Synergy after all. ...
