And I can continue to produce applications for my Centro -- at least
until my current wireless supplier continues to support it.
dga
Dmitry Grinberg wrote:
Well, at least you can take solace in the fact that it was a fun ride :)
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Philip Sheard <[email protected]> wrote:
Palm offered a vision, a possibility of a digital lifestyle, that never became
a reality. Those of us who remain on this forum bought in to that dream, but
most people never did. The fact is that most people approach unfamiliar
technology as they would an unexploded bomb. People go for internet appliances
because they are familiar with the concept, while satellite navigation appeals
to our love of the motor car. But apart from those examples, the PDA was an
utter failure.
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Albertson [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 22 December 2008 18:35
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Re: Developing on Palm PDAs - what next?
I have to agree.
Historically, PDA's were useful as mobile data stores that could
synchronize with a master database. Now that so many wireless devices
have the ability to connect directly to the master db, there's far less
need for the ability to store and sync. The other thing that made Palm
devices and the Palm OS attractive was the minimalist Zen of Palm
approach -- the application didn't try to be everything a desktop was
because the technology couldn't support it. It's hard to compete with
things like iPhones and netbook style PC's these days.
More's the pity. But then I'm beginning to see the Luddite
point-of-view more clearly of late.
dga
Philip Sheard wrote:
You are probably right about traditional handhelds as opposed to smartphones.
There is very little movement in that direction. On the WM front, you only have
the iPAQ 114 and 214, both of which are regarded as oddities. The only other
new handhelds around are the iPod Touch (which is an iPhone without the phone),
and the Nokia n770/n800/n810 (which will probably morph into phones).
The only applications that are keeping handhelds going at all are satellite
navigation and internet browsing. Although there are a lot of smartphones out
there, they are being used very much as phones, and not as PDAs. People are
downloading MP3s, ringtones, games and other small apps OTA. They are not
syncing with PCs, or installing large apps such as yours and mine. People have
moved on, and that window of opportunity has been missed.
Most of my users now use Treos, and I have learnt to embrace this. It helps
that I use a Treo myself. But the future for applications such as ours is bleak.
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Jones [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 22 December 2008 14:10
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Re: Developing on Palm PDAs - what next?
Thanks for the reply. Palm have indeed made an announcement, but it is
not the one I wanted: "Colligan: No New Palm Handhelds" as reported on
Palm InfoCenter ->
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9654/colligan-no-new-palm-handhelds/
Thanks anyway for your response, I will bear you in mind for second hand
devices and repairs!
Edward
Philip Sheard wrote:
You should not have any problems buying new T|Xs from Amazon UK,
at least for the time being. Apparently Palm is due to make some
sort of announcement early next year. It could either be the next
big thing, or another Foleo. I actually liked the Foleo, but it was
a marketing disaster.
If you are looking for second user devices, I may be able to help
you there, depending on the number that you require. I can also
carry out repair work, if necessary. I would not recommend
StyleTap, but that is just my personal opinion.
If you would like to discuss any of this we me direct, you can call
me on 07530 574120.
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