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2009-11-15
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#32
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When I heard the rumor I instantly thought about Nokia's "E" series phones that have basically stalled after the really popular E71. Maybe buying Palm will get Nokia E-series a jolt to take over as the best business devices.
Symbian for mass market (x-series etc), Maemo for power multimedia (N-series), and a Nokia-customized Web OS for Business (E-series). All with Nokia's great harware.
Obviously mindshare, patents, expertise, etc...But its impossible for me to put a price on that, obviously, I don't know what the right price or even if its a good move.
Symbian for mass market (x-series etc), Maemo for power multimedia (N-series), and a Nokia-customized Web OS for Business (E-series). All with Nokia's great harware.
Obviously mindshare, patents, expertise, etc...But its impossible for me to put a price on that, obviously, I don't know what the right price or even if its a good move.
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2009-11-16
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#33
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Originally Posted by matthewcc
Orb does this pretty successfully in a webpage!
I'm sure someone will hack that ***** days after the n900 is released.
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2009-11-16
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#34
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Originally Posted by Crashdamage
It requires Java Websphere which I think Palm has the rights to.
Off-topic, but why can't you? Seems like an ordinary website kinda thing...
So basically I'm stuck using VNCViewer from my home computer to have this displayed on the tablet.
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2009-11-16
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Ten years of loyal (mostly American) Palm users lookin for somewhere secure to go!! Their loved applications all available in S60 or Maemo via Qt!! All those applications available to Maemo users in a flash where there are presently few!!! Sounds like a reasonable proposition in the long run to me!..... not to mention webOS and its potential....or Palms close intergration with OS X
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2009-11-16
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Originally Posted by Markosib
No offnse, but if every Palm user - past and present - bought a new high-end phone from Nokia, it wouldn't put a dent in a $1-2 billion investment.
Ten years of loyal (mostly American) Palm users lookin for somewhere secure to go!!
... not to mention webOS and its potential
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2009-11-16
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None taken...but 29,000 palm apps made available to Nokia users = a readymade app store! Something Maemo definately lacks & S40 & S60 could benefit from also, think Ovi.
Also, over their 10 yr lifespan palm have sold about 100 models to their fiercely loyal and geekish customers. ? no. of units...but this equals around 3% of the total Smartphone market globally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone, as a percentage of the US market (where Nokia are focussing their energy) this number would be considerably higher. But granted $2b isalotta cash!
Last edited by Markosib; 2009-11-16 at 01:47.
Also, over their 10 yr lifespan palm have sold about 100 models to their fiercely loyal and geekish customers. ? no. of units...but this equals around 3% of the total Smartphone market globally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone, as a percentage of the US market (where Nokia are focussing their energy) this number would be considerably higher. But granted $2b isalotta cash!
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2009-11-16
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I hope I'm not representative, but as a current Palm Centro owner, I suppose I count as part of that vast army of Palm users. I am not interested in Palm software based on my experience. Most of it seems to me to be obsolete. Sure, there is some Pre stuff that may be ok...
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2009-11-16
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Originally Posted by Markosib
Those applications (and I'm fond of many of them and still use the most important ones) can only run in a PalmOS environment, they cannot run directly under Linux. To do that Nokia would have to transform our Maemo Linux platform to a Garmin Virtual Machine, and Access has already done that -- it's not something Palm can provide, this hasn't been on their table. The way to go to get more use of those 29,000 apps would be to improve the Access GVM experience/integration. To pay 2 billion for Palm wouldn't gain anything.
None taken...but 29,000 palm apps made available to Nokia users = a readymade app store! Something Maemo definately lacks & S40 & S60 could benefit from also, think Ovi.
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2009-11-17
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Originally Posted by TA-t3
I guess we'll find out in about two weeks once our current Garnet VM trial version expires.
Those applications (and I'm fond of many of them and still use the most important ones) can only run in a PalmOS environment, they cannot run directly under Linux. To do that Nokia would have to transform our Maemo Linux platform to a Garmin Virtual Machine, and Access has already done that -- it's not something Palm can provide, this hasn't been on their table. The way to go to get more use of those 29,000 apps would be to improve the Access GVM experience/integration. To pay 2 billion for Palm wouldn't gain anything.
I'm hoping for the best on this!
But you have a point...a survival strategy? Or trying to induce an idiot's bidding war to maximize the selling price? Much stranger things have happened with companies struggling to stay afloat. For example, anyone remember the photos of John DeLorean dealing drugs from a suitcase to raise cash to keep DeLorean Motors in business?
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