September 17th, 2009
Palm drops Windows Mobile from future plans, WebOS only focus
I was wondering what Palm’s plans were with Windows Mobile now that they have the Palm WebOS Pre out with other WebOS devices coming soon, but have to admit I was a bit caught off guard by the statement that PreCentral picked up during the Palm earnings call. As you can see in the quote below, Jon Rubinstein made it clear that there will be no more Palm Windows Mobile devices.
Due to importance of webOS to our overall strategy, we’ve made the decision to dedicate all future develoment resources to the evolution of webOS. Which means that going forward, our roadmap will include only Palm webOS-based devices.
I still have and thoroughly enjoy using my Windows Mobile powered Palm Treo Pro and am a bit disappointed by the news. Then again, with the slowness of Microsoft to respond to the mobile market (Palm should be used to that with their Palm OS experience) and with the innovative WebOS it is better for Palm to focus rather than stay too spread out.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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