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CNET News: Is Linux Palm’s Savior?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 25, 2005

“The deliberately simple nature of the Palm operating system was
so inspiring to Rick Broida that in 1997 he started a magazine,
Tap, dedicated to devices using the handheld OS.

“Long a fan of the handhelds and OS, the Commerce Township,
Mich., freelance writer has watched both decline over the years
following inventory problems and a cooling of the once-hot handheld
market. Hardware maker PalmOne remains the market leader, but the
OS company, PalmSource, is, as one analyst put it, “a company in
transition with a risky strategy…'”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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