Following the news from Palm itself that there will be no more PalmOS used in Palm devices and that they will use the new WebOS in its Pre handsets, it is interesting to see what a former Palm employee thinks about Pre.
His name is Michael Mace, and he is one of the leading experts in the industry. As quoted from Precentral.net :
"Mobile devices that sell well usually have a well-defined market of people who look at them and say, "that one's perfect for me."... [The Pre is] apparently perfect for people who want a compromise between a Blackberry and an iPhone, but don't need the best of either. Who are those people? And are there enough of them to make a business for Palm? I honestly don't know."
WebOS is said to be a 'hybrid concept' of Blackberry OS and Iphone. But has Palm done their homework before launching it? It seemed that Pre did not have the pull factor required, or any other definitive killer features to make users switch.
The latest news quoted from Engadget shows that Pre can do bluetooth tethering, but the lack of MicroSD is almost unforgiven. How can Palm release microSD slot-less device while other established manufacturers, such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson and BlackBerry always provide one?permalink
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