Elevation Statement on Palm Progress

"Due out soon" is Palm/Elevation-speak for "A brief, grainy YouTube video demo of a simulated Nova simulator "running" Nagel's Devcon Cobalt clock demo while simultaneously playing a game of Bejeweled will be posted to the Palm Blog in April '09."

http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8437/palm-os-cobalt-video-demo/

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You peeked!

if EP like 'em at $2.15/share, they must LOVE 'em at $1.54. your boy ruby really did his homework on this one!

You know, that sounds like a fun idea. Why not have a little Palm stock to go along with all the old devices I have laying around.


"twrock is infamous around these parts" (from my profile over at Brighthand due to my negative 62 rep points rating)

As a long time user-supporter of Palm I have to agree that it would take more than miracle to stay with the Company. I'm still using my Palm TX and it is still working but it is really showing its age with the current group of items on the market.

My daughter in law was looking at getting a "PDA" and in looking at the market we really do not have it as a segment anymore. Everything is either a smart phone or a cheap type "PDA" / calculator.

I have held off replacing my TX and I'm not sure what direction I will take. Right now the i-Phone is leading the list with Blackberry\Blackjack a strong second. I do not want to go to the dark side with MS. Not wanting to start a flame I'm just not a fan of MS in the handheld. I do support MS on the desktop side.

The more I hear in the i-phone the more it sound like esarly Palm. Lot of third party support and inexpensive applications catering to a wide range of users. And even though they do not use "clicks" to get where they are going it does run app with very few strokes.

Sorry for the long rant but I feel a lot of us on the list read daily and it's like a train wreck. You are pretty sure you know what is going to happen and you know you should stop watching but somehow seeing is beleiving.

Keith

Giggle.

You're worse than me....Lol!

Microphone on same table as noisy-fan desktop box?

^^ Wouldn't that be a sight after all these years of bashing...

Not to say I haven't indulged in a bit of bashing myself* from time to time, but the sweeping (and baseless) claims of Nova's non-existence are just a bit too far on the whack-job side of loony for me to read them with a straight face.

*A prize** for the first person to crack the obvious joke!

** TBA

It was nice to read some sane comments regarding Palm. One thing that everyone, including people who should know better, seem to be missing is that EP made a public statement as an insider that a) confirms that Palm Nova is scheduled for release at end of year (I am betting pre CES) and b) product in first half of 09. While I recognize there is wiggle room, at the same time if there was actually no OS almost ready (and bear in mind we are talking less than 36 days here) which is the milestone b) is dependant on. EP does not want to give anyone more grounds to suck them into a shareholder suit, much less the SEC. So I surmise from the statement that something is getting ready to ship. Actually I hope for Palm's sake, there is at Treo Pro and a Treo 800 both running Nova at the FCC right now getting certified. Ideally they also have the "game changing" product there as well, but I would send the other two as well as back up products or interim products.

People have to admist that despite everything Palm has had an incredible run of luck vis a vie its competition. Neither Apple, RIM, Android or even Microsoft has hit the home run that kills Palm. Apple is having dev problems and it still has not become the darling of the business comminity or prosumers to the point that Palm can't put up a fight. RIM's Storm and Bold have not been breakaway hits and RIM still has an inferior 3rd party software market. Android is probably what would take down Palm in rev 2 or 3 but its still too undercooked for the business and prosumer market right now and if Nova meets expetations early enough then again Palm stays in the game.

I am not so worried about Palm's cash position provided Nova is as promised. There are folks out there (including EP for that matter) who can fund the road to market for a piece of the baking pie, so long as the pie looks like its going to be tasty. The carriers, ATT, Sprint and Verizon all could benefit with a Nova Palm product. ATT as a counterbalance to being Apple's bit*h, Sprint, because they need a winner of some sort, and even Verizon if they can actually get something that is a real iPhone competitor (the Storm is not). Of course all this surmises a) and b) above come to pass. Actually b) better be EARLY half of 09-Jan would not be too soon.

All that said, I am not foolish enough to not admist the fat lady is singing scales for Palm, I just object to the folks calling the time of death before it all plays out.

"Many men stumble across the truth, but most manage to pick themselves up
and continue as if nothing had happened."
- Winston Churchill

Aside: given her (I think "her") age and what she has accomplished so far, she should do well post-college if she takes some Computer Science courses to round things out.

Bizarre was the first word to come to mind.

Palm has officially become a toy company.

The last known classic PDA user.

That is quite simply the worst-looking, SILLIEST ad campaign I have ever seen from any "big" company. This makes me years for the good ol' days of the nekkid lady holding the Palm V!

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Argh, typo! "years" = "yearn" of course!

I looked at that page again and I am filled with even MORE scorn for that ad campaign than I was previously! Ugh!

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> ...Or the basis of the rumors for canning the entire marketing department...

Lol!

>a creepy, skinny, albino, euro-trash hipster santa claus? that's almost Un-American. i bet you a liberal thought of this marketing campaign.

may i add androgynous and effeminate? surely, a liberal cooked this one up.

At least the Burger King guy gives out Whoppers. This albino guy's next public appearance will be an interview with Chris Hansen.

-Bosco
m105 -> NX70v -> NX80v -> iPhone -> iPhone 3G

What ... the ... fffffffffff?????!!!!!???

Oh! Oh!

I get it!!

Someone went to see The Producers (most likely got the DVD via Netflix, if not BitTorrent) and decided to Springtime for Palm the company!

Quick!! Someone take this classic clip and apply PALM subtitles!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd4WZ3LqCKw

It'll be their Super Bowl ad!!!

It's getting worse by the day

http://blog.palm.com/palm/2008/11/centrohoho.html

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