Friday, September 13, 2002
The Zen of Palm and how it backfires
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 12:00 PM
http://www.infosync.no/news/2002/n/2303.html
"Jørgen Sundgot has a few thoughts on why Palm now struggles in a market where it's no longer alone. Why? Because Palm draws inspiration from Apple." He draws numerous comparisons between Palm and Apple and discusses the licensing strategy, licensee proprietary OEM APIs and, of course, Palm's biggest foe - Microsoft. This is a very interesting read on the delicate balance often discussed here about how Palm must stay simple to maintain some of their current base, but must morph into a more powerful OS to keep the rest of their base.
It also shows how Microsoft's and Palm's strategy differ. Though the article mentions Palm, it probably should say PalmSource, as Palm is not much more than just another PalmSource customer.
"Jørgen Sundgot has a few thoughts on why Palm now struggles in a market where it's no longer alone. Why? Because Palm draws inspiration from Apple." He draws numerous comparisons between Palm and Apple and discusses the licensing strategy, licensee proprietary OEM APIs and, of course, Palm's biggest foe - Microsoft. This is a very interesting read on the delicate balance often discussed here about how Palm must stay simple to maintain some of their current base, but must morph into a more powerful OS to keep the rest of their base.
It also shows how Microsoft's and Palm's strategy differ. Though the article mentions Palm, it probably should say PalmSource, as Palm is not much more than just another PalmSource customer.
