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.
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.
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Palm, Inc. officially ended its Windows Mobile plans in September 2009, announcing that all future devices would run webOS instead. Hit Status in NBI Clearance CEO Jon Rubinstein said Palm would dedicate all future development resources to webOS, betting that the Palm Pre and upcoming Palm Pixi could revive the struggling company. The move made sense because webOS was widely praised for its interface and multitasking features, but Palm’s declining sales and intense competition from Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android ecosystem ultimately made the strategy too little, too late.
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