Palm Cobalt and Palm Garnet Officially Announced
The next two Operating Systems from PalmSource have been announced today, Palm Cobalt and Palm Garnet. Palm Cobalt was originally thought to be called OS6, since all OS's prior have been named by there version number. But, PalmSource has decided to change that. That is because Garnet is actually a newer version of OS5 specially designed for use in smartphones. PalmSource thought it would be better to show that the two OS's are designed for different uses while both being up to date. If they were simply called OS6 and OS5.4, then the smartphones would have trouble selling with an 'old' OS.
I personally don't know if this is the best strategy. Microsoft has done something like this by having Windows Mobile and Windows Smartphone OS's. But with Palm OS market share dropping fast to competitors such as Windows Mobile and Nokia's Symbian Series 60, I don't know if this is the best time to segment their main products. Time will tell.
I personally don't know if this is the best strategy. Microsoft has done something like this by having Windows Mobile and Windows Smartphone OS's. But with Palm OS market share dropping fast to competitors such as Windows Mobile and Nokia's Symbian Series 60, I don't know if this is the best time to segment their main products. Time will tell.