[交流] Palm OS 是否邁向興或衰

chshliu

最近看到一篇短文

Look Who's Powering Palm

作者以過去是PALM OS的使用者，針對TREO系統要出在Windows Mobile 5上所寫的一篇短文。

其中說到Palm CEO的一段話
As the only significant licensee of Palm OS, Palm was widely expected to buy back the software business -- and it tried. But major U.S. and European handset makers jumped into the bidding and drove the price sky-high. "There was a point beyond which we didn't think it made sense," Palm CEO Ed Colligan wrote in an e-mail to Palm employees that was obtained by BusinessWeek. After Palm withdrew, Japanese software maker Access, which supplies Web browser technology for the Treo, came up with the winning bid: $324 million in cash, an 83% premium over the market share price.

看出來似乎要在軟體市場上力圖振作.....

不過本篇我讀起來的感覺似乎真正市場的走向和需求還是會主導未來PALM OS的存留。