Palm Offers Patriotic Colored Special Edition m505s

lighten up.

Isn't this a same re-hashed idea they did with the Palm V? I think I remember seeing this same thing offered with the V along with an ugly green. Boy, you can really tell a bunch of ex-CrApples run Palm now.

The limited addition Palm Vx units were Gold or Blue. Blue ended up being very popular... like the black IBM unit was amongst those that care.

There are those out there (like the Claudia Greeenish.) that just like a bit of color splash on the unit. If they are going to buy a unit already why not get it a bit more personal.

Palm isn't saying this is some great new thing, just more personal... seems to have worked for Apple didn't it. Now we see all the other computer builders out there following suit. What is interesting is the PocketPC Casio (I think it was Casio, sorry.) tried colors and did not do as well as the Palm limited addition did.

The major item for all of us here, that are real 'users' is that if this is what it takes to get someone to buy a unit, then more power to Palm. Gets more units on the street, Palm makes more money to build cool new devices like we want, software developers have more customers to sell to and we all have a stronger future.

Gar

What is your point ? Palm's management sucks.

Schiffer, Jordan, Patriotic? PLEASE !!!

Help the industry, the economy and the nation with innovations, not with hypocrite attitudes.

Now we know why they are looking for new management, they don't have any now.

Seems like some people will always complain about something. So what if palm releases 'Limited edition' versions in 'Patriotic blue' and 'American cranberry'? Those are just colour descriptions and if they mirror the mood of the moment, so be it.Ifthey'll help sales, all the better!

Palm did their bit after June 12 by providing wireless handhelds and other assistance.

If you want to kick those who profit from War, go after the big defense contractors and their friends in Washington, but gimme a break here.....

People on this board are ridiculous. Palm is not offering a new unit, they are simply offering more colors which is well within their right and allows end users more personal choice of what their PDA looks like. To choose a nice shade of red and blue is nice considering the times. Palm is not claiming they are doing this for any reason other than to offer new colors so why people knock them for it is beyond my understand. Yes I would like to see a m525 with 320x320 bright color screen with 16 RAM and a new processor but in the meanwhile if you are in the market for an m505 you have more choice and that is never bad.

As long as this board allows anonymous posting, I am perfectly within my right to choose to post anonymously without having to be insulted or have my IQ questioned.

Your pseudonym of 'mikecane' or whatever means absolutely zilch to me. Just have your say like everyone else and keep things civil.

Palm's management sucks. Schiffer, Jordan, <snip>

Do any of you have a clue that the Claudia Schiffer and Michael Jordan Palns were created by PTN Media, not Palm? They came up with the idea, bought the hardware from Palm, and are now marketing and selling them. The only involvement Palm has is making money. While that's not innovative, its what companies are supposed to do. So the next time someone wants to complain about one of these, stuff it.

Ooooh, poor baby. Guess momma didn't give you a name because she didn't want you.

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Yes, at least one can be seen through a link on http://www.ludipocket.com/e/

Here is where the site links to, it is a quicktime video

http://www.palm.com/community/advertising/anna_30_qt.html

Does anyone know of any links to the new commercials?

-Ryan
webmaster@palminfocenter.com

I have to agree. I read some of the upper posts fromother whoa re defending what Palm is doing and I just laugh. It's true Palm has the right to make their devices in any color they want to help boost sales, but truth be told, Palm is doing it to ride on the profits of Patrisim on the nation. I Palm could of, should of done a better job if they wanted to make these really patrisim for those people who are trying and want to support the U.S. cause in it's recent events. EVEN APPLE computers haven't stooped so low as to use the current events make a buck from everything that has happened recently, and they are the king of eye candy. When they have nothing big to show the world or any new technology, they redesign their iMacs and Laptops. Palm should of just called these "Palms Christmas Additions" or something and they could even just charged doubled for them.....And I'm sure people would of bought them up.

So, do you have a problem with stores that are selling flags and other patriotic accessories? Are you boycotting these products?

SIX top priorities.

You forgot to mention that this cost $600, half agin the price of the m505. And you better have a damn big pocket to put it into, too.

Sounds a lot like Apple.... ;0

Oh please...the Pocket PC operating is more versital than the Palm OS can ever hope to be in it's current state. The mear fact that it can do true mult-processing as compared to Palm's singulare processing puts the PPC OS years ahead of the Palm. The PPC OS is very stable and anyone who says different must be a true Palm user who barley can operate the remote control for their television and has never really used the OS. The fact that PPC doesn't have as many apps, like the incredible mirror on the Palm, or Tic-Tac-Toe, leaves the PPC with even more credability, since you know what you are paying for is quality and will actually work. And for those of you who may actually wadge a Palm between your butt checks, a naket iPaq will fit in any shirt pocket. And the price is not much more than many higher end Palm based OS PDA. When you think 8 megs or 16 megs verses 64 megs, plus the SD slot that can still be used, and the the sleeve if needed, and intergrated BlueTooth, keeps the PPC even cheaper than any Palm for what you can get and what it can do on a dollar per dollar bases.