For some, a Treo running WM might seem like a good idea. But the Treo 670 is out-done Hardware-wise by many other devices. The Samsung i730 is about the same size, has a 240x320 screen, 520Mhz processor, EV-DO support, slide-down keyboard and built-in WiFi. Verizon has been selling it for two months already. Why wait for a WM Treo, when a better Phone exists now?
Palm has always been able to compete with WM with higher spec'd hardware because of the efficiency the PalmOS and of the variety of applications available for PalmOS. They lose that advantage with WM and their devices are starting from sort of the middle of the pack rather than being in the front.
So will a WM smartphone from Palm mean a new Market for them? Or just reduce more of their marketshare, now that they are playing on the same level as everyone else? Not to mention confuse and annoy (maybe even anger) their current loyal customers.
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For some, a Treo running WM might seem like a good idea. But the Treo 670 is out-done Hardware-wise by many other devices. The Samsung i730 is about the same size, has a 240x320 screen, 520Mhz processor, EV-DO support, slide-down keyboard and built-in WiFi. Verizon has been selling it for two months already. Why wait for a WM Treo, when a better Phone exists now?
Palm has always been able to compete with WM with higher spec'd hardware because of the efficiency the PalmOS and of the variety of applications available for PalmOS. They lose that advantage with WM and their devices are starting from sort of the middle of the pack rather than being in the front.
So will a WM smartphone from Palm mean a new Market for them? Or just reduce more of their marketshare, now that they are playing on the same level as everyone else? Not to mention confuse and annoy (maybe even anger) their current loyal customers.