Monday, July 18, 2005
More Rumors Of A Windows Mobile Powered Treo
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 12:30 PM
http://smartphonedubai.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/261102341/m/407107351
Rumors of a Windows Mobile powered Treo persist. Last year, Palm (then pa1mOne) executives didn't deny rumors of a Windows Mobile powered Treo now that the split between the hardware company and operating system company (PalmSource) had happened. There are more rumors here and here. Now that PalmSource has pretty much killed PalmOS until it brings out a Linux version by 2008, it makes a lot of sense that Palm would be looking at other platforms to keep their line fresh, a fact that they discussed on their conference call last year..
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Specifications list Windows Mobile 5, 256MB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM Radio and a 2MB camera with flash.
Now come on... I like a good rumor as well as the next guy, and I still think Palm at least has someone internally messing with Windows Mobile 5 on a Treo, but this is a mock up from the word go. With the new persistent storage model, no one needs 256MB of RAM. 256MB of storage ROM perhaps. And I seriously doubt anyone is considering making a device with 7 wireless technologies (GPS, GSM, GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth, IR and FM Radio) in it.
Plus, this is just too soon after the new orange logo was released. Looks like an opportunistic photoshop. What do you think, real, or fake?
Rumors of a Windows Mobile powered Treo persist. Last year, Palm (then pa1mOne) executives didn't deny rumors of a Windows Mobile powered Treo now that the split between the hardware company and operating system company (PalmSource) had happened. There are more rumors here and here. Now that PalmSource has pretty much killed PalmOS until it brings out a Linux version by 2008, it makes a lot of sense that Palm would be looking at other platforms to keep their line fresh, a fact that they discussed on their conference call last year..
(Click for larger image)
Specifications list Windows Mobile 5, 256MB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM Radio and a 2MB camera with flash.
Now come on... I like a good rumor as well as the next guy, and I still think Palm at least has someone internally messing with Windows Mobile 5 on a Treo, but this is a mock up from the word go. With the new persistent storage model, no one needs 256MB of RAM. 256MB of storage ROM perhaps. And I seriously doubt anyone is considering making a device with 7 wireless technologies (GPS, GSM, GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth, IR and FM Radio) in it.
Plus, this is just too soon after the new orange logo was released. Looks like an opportunistic photoshop. What do you think, real, or fake?
