Friday, November 24, 2006
Palm's Ed Colligan Laughs Off The Apple iPhone
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 10:00 AM
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/palms-ed-colligan-laughs-off-iphone/
""We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone," Ed Colligan apparently laughed about with John Markoff last Thursday morning. "PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in."
Uhm..... Ok. There are a few flaws with Mr. Colligan's reasoning. First of all, the PC guys did figure it out. That is why Windows Mobile has been kicking PalmOS all over the playground for the past two years and why Palm, Inc. decided to run Windows Mobile on their most advanced line of Treo devices. And while the Treo design has been good to Palm, it isn't like a Porsche 911 that can largely retain the same look for 30 years. Porsche kept putting substantive changes in the engine compartment, drive train and suspension. The Treo is far from leading the pack in either design or specifications.
I am not an Apple fan at all, but when, in the last 10 years, has Apple launched a product line that just flopped? If I had to take a guess at what will happen, I'd say Steve Jobs will announce a compelling device for music fans, with an array of online features, and will have some serious backing. The only laughing Mr. Colligan should be engaging in is nervous laughter.
""We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone," Ed Colligan apparently laughed about with John Markoff last Thursday morning. "PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in."
Uhm..... Ok. There are a few flaws with Mr. Colligan's reasoning. First of all, the PC guys did figure it out. That is why Windows Mobile has been kicking PalmOS all over the playground for the past two years and why Palm, Inc. decided to run Windows Mobile on their most advanced line of Treo devices. And while the Treo design has been good to Palm, it isn't like a Porsche 911 that can largely retain the same look for 30 years. Porsche kept putting substantive changes in the engine compartment, drive train and suspension. The Treo is far from leading the pack in either design or specifications.
I am not an Apple fan at all, but when, in the last 10 years, has Apple launched a product line that just flopped? If I had to take a guess at what will happen, I'd say Steve Jobs will announce a compelling device for music fans, with an array of online features, and will have some serious backing. The only laughing Mr. Colligan should be engaging in is nervous laughter.
