Finally some news from Palm about their roadmap. David Flynn of APC, an Australian computer magazine, recently conducted an interview with Palm’s CEO, Ed Colligan.<\/p>\n
A peek at Nova:<\/p>\n
“Colligan speaks of this as being a \u201cnext-generation operating system with much more capabilities, driven around the Internet and Web-based applications\u201d. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He further discusses the Centro:
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\nFinally some news from Palm about their roadmap. David Flynn of APC, an Australian computer magazine, recently conducted an interview with Palm’s CEO, Ed Colligan.<\/p>\nA peek at Nova:<\/p>\n
“Colligan speaks of this as being a \u201cnext-generation operating system with much more capabilities, driven around the Internet and Web-based applications\u201d. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He further discusses the Centro:<\/p>\n
“And for at least the short term, that OS [Palm OS\/Garnet] will continue to be offered in low-end devices typified by the Centro. \u201cCentro is our consumer line of products, the start of a product line to hit that demographic and price point\u201d Colligan says. \u201cCentro will be strictly Palm OS\u201d.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
and Treo:<\/p>\n
“At the same time, Palm will continue to promote the Treo line of Windows Mobile smartphones to business customers. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
and where devices running Nova will fit in:<\/p>\n
“That \u2018next generation\u2019 Palm OS will slot in between the Centro and Treo lines under a new \u2018prosumer\u2019 brand that\u2019s yet to be decided, Colligan explains. \u201cWe\u2019re going to continue to look at those three line areas \u2013 consumer, prosumer and enterprise.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So it looks like three operating systems for Palm: Classic Palm OS, Windows Mobile, and Nova. Is that too much complexity for one company? It will surely make it difficult for third-party developers (and users) if Palm consumers move between the three areas.<\/p>\n
You can view the entire interview here: Palm readies next-gen \u2018Web 2.0\u2019 OS<\/a><\/p>\n