Comments on: Why Moto won't get its man http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/04/why-moto-wont-get-its-man/ Fortune's tech team offers analysis and perspective on the world’s most important developments. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rex, San Jose http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/04/why-moto-wont-get-its-man/#comment-4934 Rex, San Jose Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:59:20 +0000 http://bigtech.wordpress.com/?p=1139#comment-4934 I don't know ehere you got that idea. Sony was a big driver in improving the Palm OS. In June 2004, "Sony has divulged that they will not be releasing any new Clie Handhelds products in the coming fall. Sony will be suspending new Clie product development for the US while they reassess the direction of the conventional PDA market." The rest of the article is on http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6866 I don't know ehere you got that idea. Sony was a big driver in improving the Palm OS.

In June 2004, "Sony has divulged that they will not be releasing any new Clie Handhelds products in the coming fall. Sony will be suspending new Clie product development for the US while they reassess the direction of the conventional PDA market." The rest of the article is on http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6866

]]> By: Rex, San Jose CA http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/04/why-moto-wont-get-its-man/#comment-4933 Rex, San Jose CA Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:33:36 +0000 http://bigtech.wordpress.com/?p=1139#comment-4933 Palm did not force Sony of the market for PDA's. The handwriting is on the wall -- the PDA market is shrinking and is on the path to oblivion. Sony realized this and exited a contracting market. Are there still standalone PDA devices in the US? You can almost say that Palm forced themselves to drop out. <strong>From Jon Fortt:</strong> Back when Sony got out, the handheld market wasn't the disaster it is today. Sony had been trying to establish itself as a provider of stylish devices, but Palm just squeezed too hard on the margins. Sony couldn't maintain market share, and reluctantly bowed out. Palm did not force Sony of the market for PDA's. The handwriting is on the wall — the PDA market is shrinking and is on the path to oblivion. Sony realized this and exited a contracting market. Are there still standalone PDA devices in the US? You can almost say that Palm forced themselves to drop out.

From Jon Fortt: Back when Sony got out, the handheld market wasn't the disaster it is today. Sony had been trying to establish itself as a provider of stylish devices, but Palm just squeezed too hard on the margins. Sony couldn't maintain market share, and reluctantly bowed out.

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