I think this officially signals the demise of everything Palm was. I've been watching them shoot themselves in the foot over the past few years. It's been sad to see such a leader basically undo themselves, among many things: buying Handspring and killing it, spinning off the OS group, botching their whole brand recognition. And the Treo has been chugging along despite all that.
But, I think they are running on fumes and momentum (Andrew will flog me for that comment). What a pity, since they had a lock on the handlheld market, not only defining the experience, but understanding what it meant.
Maybe they'll make a Sony Ericsson-type of recovery.
Link: 3GSM - Palm OS Is Dead, Long Live Linux Palm at MobHappy.
Access this morning announced its Access Linux Platform, or ALP, it’s next-generation mobile OS that will replace Palm OS. They’ve ditched Palm OS 6, saying it won’t ever be used, and sound like they’re even going to ditch the Palm OS name.
