http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/ Engadget Comments for Access debuts ALP 3.0 and ALP mini, a scant 20 years too late http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/is this the same company or somebody just revitalized it?]]>Oct 23rd 2008 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
But it's not Android, so you don't care? That just seems dumb to me. It's a new smartphone OS: how is that not good news?]]>Oct 23rd 2008 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
Actually, it looks just like the Palm OS but with a better browser.]]>Oct 23rd 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
Has Palm committed to this platform even? Or is this a platform looking for a home?

If Palm has NOT committed to the platform, are they just going WinMo only? What a way to NOT differentiate...]]>Oct 23rd 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/ ...Has Palm committed to this platform even?...

Palm is committed to developing their OWN Linux for future devices - not Android, no ALP.

No, there isn't an obvious reason they are so committed.
]]>Oct 23rd 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
Since ALP is actually coming out on products that people can buy, I'd say they have found a home, and the NTT DoCoMo deal could be a breakthrough for the platform. That's a big market they're getting into.

I'm kind of surprised ALP isn't jumping on the Android bandwagon, but if they have companies buying their OS, why not go their own way?]]>Oct 23rd 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/ ...the NTT DoCoMo deal could be a breakthrough for the platform. That's a big
> market they're getting into...

Docomo owns Access (or a very large part of it) thus the deal may not be as significant as if they were distinct corporate entities.
]]>Oct 23rd 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Too little, too late.

Palm and Access should just give up. They've given up their edge in the mobile OS arms race, and they should recognize that fact. They've also shown that they don't have the expertise to compete (with any amount of agility) in that space.

Throw in the towel, Palm should deliver hardware with other people's OSes and Access should deliver apps on other people's OSes.

Access: just develop PIM/Communication/Sync solutions to deliver on Android, Maemo, S60, iPhone, WinMo, SyncML, iSync, AirSync, RH Linux, Ubuntu, Mac OS, and Windows.

Palm: deliver mobile devices that runs Android and WinMo. Think about possibly adding S60 and Maemo, but really Android and WinMo should be good enough.]]>Oct 23rd 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/Oct 23rd 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
after all that time, and the initial claim that it would be garnett compatible, I guess they couldn't pull it off.

]]>Oct 23rd 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
So not being able to handle PalmOS apps doesn't sound like a negative for THAT version.
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They probably drop it for the mini ALP because of cost and lack of processing power and memory.]]>Oct 23rd 2008 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/access-debuts-alp-3-0-and-alp-mini-a-scant-20-years-too-late/
And really: you cared enough to write the article, hm?

David "Lefty" Schlesinger
Director, Open Source Technologies
ACCESS Co., Ltd.
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Well, ALP Mini is aimed at smaller-footprint, slower CPU devices, as well as at mobile devices other than cellphones (e.g. cameras, personal navigation, etc.), where Garnet OS emulation isn't that important...
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