Slicksta is not in beta

Palm released the latest Treo today and announced that it will be powered by Windows Mobile. Is this the end of Palm as we know it? What’s the big deal wonders Slicksta. He had a Palm once but the games weren’t that cool and he never mastered that stick thingy. Eventually he traded it on craigslist for some moving boxes.

G@dgetwatch
“This move has further widened the chasm between Palm’s software and hardware business. Makes me wonder if this is the way to go, is Palm OS going to survive?”

Om Malik
“. . . it has just become yet another Windows-handheld device maker, and lost its “unique selling point.” Proof, that Microsoft eventually wins. ”

ZDnet Offers 5 Reasons for Palm’s demise

1. Palm executives were slow to see the convergence of cellular phones and personal digital assistants.
2. Palm has had a hard time making its corporate customers happy.
3. The separation of Palm’s hardware and software units failed to boost Palm’s prospects.
4. Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky took their knack for innovation with them when they left in 1998 to start Handspring.
5. Palm had a costly product-planning snafu that stalled its fast-growing sales.

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