Comments on: Will Nobody Shed a Tear? http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:04:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ashleigh http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/comment-page-1/#comment-16594 Ashleigh Fri, 15 May 2009 14:45:24 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/#comment-16594 Six months later... <br>Anybody talking about smartphones is talking about Palm's Pre... looks like they were a step or two ahead of this post. Six months later…
Anybody talking about smartphones is talking about Palm's Pre… looks like they were a step or two ahead of this post.

]]> By: Remo http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/comment-page-1/#comment-12941 Remo Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:28:18 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/#comment-12941 Do you remember Ryan Block's open letters to Palm ? http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1390 Do you remember Ryan Block’s open letters to Palm ?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1390

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/comment-page-1/#comment-12855 Pony99CA Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:45:19 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/12/will-nobody-shed-a-tear/#comment-12855 I think we all know why it came to this. Palm rested on their laurels, dismissing much of what Windows CE (later Pocket PC and Windows Mobile) did better (multitasking, media playing, Web browsing, etc.). They also thrashed around a lot, spinning off PalmSource, buying it back, selling it to ACCESS, trying to develop a new OS (was that Cobalt or Garnet?) and now trying to develop Nova. Unless Nova is something super special <b>and</b> very close to market, I think they'd be better off doing what HTC is doing -- designing phones based on a standard OS and improving the user interface. Microsoft has been resting on their laurels for too long as well. Fortunately for them, they're much bigger than Palm, but they also have to fight Apple, Google Android and a renewed RIM BlackBerry (and possibly Symbian). I just hope they've developed the cliched "sense of urgency" necessary to do it. Steve I think we all know why it came to this. Palm rested on their laurels, dismissing much of what Windows CE (later Pocket PC and Windows Mobile) did better (multitasking, media playing, Web browsing, etc.). They also thrashed around a lot, spinning off PalmSource, buying it back, selling it to ACCESS, trying to develop a new OS (was that Cobalt or Garnet?) and now trying to develop Nova.

Unless Nova is something super special and very close to market, I think they’d be better off doing what HTC is doing — designing phones based on a standard OS and improving the user interface.

Microsoft has been resting on their laurels for too long as well. Fortunately for them, they’re much bigger than Palm, but they also have to fight Apple, Google Android and a renewed RIM BlackBerry (and possibly Symbian). I just hope they’ve developed the cliched “sense of urgency” necessary to do it.

Steve

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