New And Improved Intro

I have been thinking a lot lately about the release of the new Palm m500 series and I gotta tell you, it couldn't impress me less. This seems to be one more misstep in a long list by Palm. With all of the time spent developing new technology, I can't believe that Palm seems to actually have stepped backwards. I understand that the new series of Palm devices is a monumental leap for their hardware line, but it seems like more of a short hop in the industry to me. While Handspring and Sony seem poised to push the Palm platform forward, it appears like they are trying to pull a reluctant great dane on a leash. I am starting to wonder if Palm is actually starting to hold the industry back?

Let's take a look at a few major missteps from Palm in the past year. • First of all, Palm has been slow to update their OS and hardware. The m500 series of handhelds should have already been on the market for a year now. They have been consistently slow in releasing products and updates (I am not referring to the repackaging of old technology with new Vx/whatever names) . The fact that the iPaq has begun to capture some market share and that Handspring has taken more than 20% of their market share in the past year is a wake up call. Wake up!