tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post2268772710182349264..comments2024-03-25T21:41:06.801-07:00Comments on Mobile Opportunity: Palm gets its OS backMichael Macehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-37106295102271408342007-04-03T16:36:00.000-07:002007-04-03T16:36:00.000-07:00Here are my thoughts on what Palm may do.1) A Buil...Here are my thoughts on what Palm may do.<BR/><BR/>1) A Builtin PalmOS layer shipped with all WinMobile devices, would be a key distinguishing feature in the crowded winmobile space<BR/><BR/>2) There is a real OS underneath the "Palm OS" PACE. I expect that Palm's license includes source code to this layer. So Palm is free to extend this underlying OS layer to add such things as protected memory, and an API framework.<BR/><BR/>3) No Symbian. There is nothing to be gained here. Nokia will always have the best Symbian devices.<BR/><BR/>4) Linux. I think this is possible. The main concern here is intellectual Property rights. Basically I don't think Palm wants to develop a mobile OS that can simply be copied by competitors. (The bluetooth, ip, graphics, and phone sacks would all have to touch the kernel. GPLed kernels are a tricky thing.) There are ways to get around this by developing an open source kernel connector plugin architecture, but it is not preferred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-32582837338996444452006-12-11T16:56:00.000-08:002006-12-11T16:56:00.000-08:00I'd be very surprised if Palm chose to standardize...I'd be very surprised if Palm chose to standardize all its stuff on only Windows CE. I believe they would probably do one other platform as well. The choices are:<br /><br />-Access Linux.<br />-Some other Linux.<br />-Something else they write in-house.<br />-Symbian.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see what they do.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-51719725823991893732006-12-11T16:41:00.000-08:002006-12-11T16:41:00.000-08:00Hey Nice Article and my thoughts exactly.. but nex...Hey Nice Article and my thoughts exactly.. but next time you ought to give credit from where you originally got this idea from =)<br />http://mypdacorner.blogspot.com/2006/12/palm-word-to-wise-stick-with-windows-ce.htmlPDA_Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238081211713646582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-31514873974483830142006-12-08T15:26:00.000-08:002006-12-08T15:26:00.000-08:00Thanks, Bob! I'd forgotten those resolutions were...Thanks, Bob! I'd forgotten those resolutions were supported.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-65952078217338193492006-12-08T12:13:00.000-08:002006-12-08T12:13:00.000-08:00Mike,
I thought that I'd clear up a misconception...Mike,<br /><br />I thought that I'd clear up a misconception about 240 x 240 screen resolution.<br /><br />This resolution is included in the Palm OS architecture and does not require any hack. For the most part, most applications will run fine without any changes. To optimize the appearance of their applications, most developers only need to add 1.5 density bitmaps and custom fonts (if the application uses them) in the same way that they added double density bitmaps/custom fonts for 320 x 320 devices.<br /><br />We can tell you this from experience since thousands of users are running their Palm OS applications on Windows Treos using StyleTap today.<br /><br />A lot of the developers (such as Planetarium) we are working with are adding or have already added the necessary 240 x 240 and 480 x 480 support (also architected) so this should not really be a big issue. <br /><br />Regards,<br />Bob Chew<br />StyleTap Inc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-62077079303641990682006-12-08T10:02:00.000-08:002006-12-08T10:02:00.000-08:00Anonymous wrote:
>>do you really even know what k...<b>Anonymous wrote:</b><br /><br /><i>>>do you really even know what kind of engine is in your car? Do you care?</i><br /><br />Good question!<br /><br />The answer is no, unless I'm an enthusiast.<br /><br />To overstress the analogy a bit, if the engine = the OS and the applications = the gas, then what I care about is that all the engines run the same gas.<br /><br />In other words, if Java + Flash + Apollo + whatever turns out to be a consistent platform that lets apps run across all mobile data devices without modification, I'll be happy.<br /><br />Open-sourcing something doesn't necessarily produce that sort of consistency (in fact, it can lead in the other direction if it's not managed right).<br /><br />How does it look from your perspective? Do you think we're headed toward a Java/Flash environment that's consistent across devices?Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-46053362434747687132006-12-08T02:41:00.000-08:002006-12-08T02:41:00.000-08:00The old time native Palm developers like me are mo...The old time native Palm developers like me are moving to J2ME/Java and Flash Lite for our applications. Sun's recent complete open sourcing of everything Java and Adobe's nearly-the-same-move with ActionScript show me that the OS doesn't matter anymore. Other tools like J2ME Polish are making it easier to build apps across devices. It's way more important to me that I have reach to more devices.<br /><br />Using your own analogy in your next posting, do you really even know what kind of engine is in your car? Do you care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com