Pocket PC Thoughts: PalmOS Is Dead

“PalmOS, as we know it, is dead. We reported last week that
PalmSource had halted all non-Linux development, but at the time I
didn’t fully grasp what that meant. I am still not sure I do, but
after thinking about it for a few days and reading additional
reports, it is clear to me that the operating system we are all
familiar with, the one that is for personal information management,
portable computing and wireless connectivity is dead.

“PalmSource is focusing entirely on a flavor of PalmOS for
Linux, but they are also working on feature phones with the help of
their China MobileSoft acquisition, those phones that, while they
have a lot of smartphone-style features, are essentially
locked…”

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