The Palm OS Ends With a Whimper 245
PetManimal writes "Computerworld reviews the Palm Treo 755p, the last Palm device with the Palm OS, and concludes that the OS is going out not with a bang but with a whimper. The article says there are some useful improvements (better integration with Exchange and IM, limited speech recognition, etc.) but 'nothing that will make you sit back and say "wow."' Palm already has at least one device with Windows Mobile (the 700w) and soon will make a big push to Linux devices, maybe by the end of the year. But the Palm OS, which was top dog for a while back in the 1990s, and is still used by many people who own Palm Pilots or Treos, is going to quickly fade, it seems."
Out with a bang? (Score:2, Funny)
Doesn't "bang" imply success, and therefore, not going out?
- RG>
Re:Out with a bang? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Out with a bang? (Score:2, Funny)
Think "24"...
"Jack! That Palm will explode in 20 seconds if you can't get Linux booted on it!"
"I'm on it! Quick open another port in the firewall so I can interface directly with the TCP!"
.....
BAAAANG!
Re:palm interface on a linux kernel? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:palm interface on a linux kernel? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Sad (Score:5, Funny)
No worries; just replace it with a Congo [wikipedia.org]!
Re:palm interface on a linux kernel? (Score:3, Funny)
It will be the new Small Edition X server.
Re:Out with a bang? (Score:2, Funny)
Doesn't "bang" imply success, and therefore, not going out?
- RG>
Comment removed (Score:2, Funny)