Comments on: Palm Hopes WebOS Cornerstone Turns Company Cash-Flow Positive in Two Quarters

By: Montevale

Montevale — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:58:40 +0000

Hording the OS is not going get them very far, they wil sure be able to compet with the other smartphones. Swithcing to the WebOS is not going to happen in droves as there is no “killer app” that is available only on this platform.
Indeed it will be interesting to see what the SDK is going to brew.
How about licencing the WebOS to the MID devices? or netbooks without keyboards? or something like this… before Apple gets there first. WinOS is still tooooo thick for the current batch of underpowered CPUs on the market. WebOS has the multiatsking already on and would give a run for its money to anyone with similar offerings.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:44:37 +0000

Moorestown on smartphones is a pipe dream for Intel. There’s no way that they’ll ever get power consumption down to as low as what ARM is doing, and with the upcoming multicore Cortex A9, the difference in speed gets smaller and smaller.

As for webOS staying relevant for years, it’s got the same likelyhood of Android at doing so. In fact, I’d argue its superior interface and the fact that Palm controls the hardware and the software for tying the two together give it more promise both in the current iteration and future versions.

And it’s very unlikely that third-party apps will stay entirely in Javascript, CSS, HTML for the whole ten-year lifetime that Palm predicts. I give it a year or two before it’s opened up for more.

It doesn’t really matter anyway though, with developers getting access to root, there’s any number of Linux programs that can be run. All that remains is a method of accessing them via their own cards, and that’ll be perfect.

By: HSK

HSK — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:10:34 +0000

I believe they could be on to something with webOS. I love it, very natural and easy to pick up, IMO. But the newness of the device is already wearing off from a hardward standpoint. I really worry about the longevity of the Pre. The slider is a little loose – which is ok – but the two halves “click” together when I use it – like pressing it up aginst my ear during a call. It just bugs me! Also, the earpiece itself is not very good – mine sounds “fuzzy” with certain inflections in voice, like a blown stereo speaker. Annoying. I am really thinking of taking mine back now and waiting. Might try a TP2 or even a new iPhone (to see if ATT’s service is better now in Austin TX). But I am just not feeling that comfortable with the Pre from a hardware standpoint.

By: tal

tal — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:09:45 +0000

I was wrong … I predicted they will fail with their release and I was wrong. At least that is what I read from this and other sources. Good for them! And good for their fans

One thing though Kevin – in the age of Moorstown, webOS might look outdated and belonging to another time, when the platform was still a half way PC.
I wonder if this has a 10 year potential. Heck a 3 year one.
Android over Moblin seems like the best bet for me.