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CardJoe · 3rd Dec 2008, 13:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...further-cuts/1

Palm has announced a further round of restructuring designed to return the ailing company - once at the forefront of PDA design - the profitability.

Brooxy · 3rd Dec 2008, 13:45

The company I work for almost exclusively use HTC phones - no sign of a Palm over here.

However I've got the Treo 500 for personal use, and for a low end smartphone, I have to admit it does the trick pretty well. Only problem I have is the battery life, which isn't great, but it does the trick.

It would be sad to see them go if it comes to that - I remember as a kid playing with the Psion 5 and working out how it works - old times.

p3n · 3rd Dec 2008, 14:02

There is no future for these companies unless they embrace a proper operating system (Android/OSX Mob)..

Nictron · 3rd Dec 2008, 14:29

I use a Treo 650, I was able to use Active Sync before the Windows Mobile devices was able to. It would be a shame if this icon disappeared from the options list.

I personally think Palm must change their image because it is oddly unknown by the younger generation, and that is bad news because that will be your future target market.

StooJ · 3rd Dec 2008, 23:44

I had several Treos over the years and they weren't too bad. They were never a "killer" gadget, but I always preferred PalmOS to Windows Mobile, and I abandoned them once Palm started putting Windows on (almost) all their devices.

Access looked promising, but once Palm started re-developing a competing OS I figured the game was up.

DXR_13KE · 4th Dec 2008, 00:31

they are still alive?

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p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 731	There is no future for these companies unless they embrace a proper operating system (Android/OSX Mob)..

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Nictron Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 98	I use a Treo 650, I was able to use Active Sync before the Windows Mobile devices was able to. It would be a shame if this icon disappeared from the options list. I personally think Palm must change their image because it is oddly unknown by the younger generation, and that is bad news because that will be your future target market.

3rd Dec 2008, 23:44	#5
StooJ What's a Dremel? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 18	I had several Treos over the years and they weren't too bad. They were never a "killer" gadget, but I always preferred PalmOS to Windows Mobile, and I abandoned them once Palm started putting Windows on (almost) all their devices. Access looked promising, but once Palm started re-developing a competing OS I figured the game was up.