Palm CEO Ed Colligan talks up Linux-based Palm OS 2.0 - Nova
Posted by Will on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 5:28 pm under Palm, Palm OS, Announcements
If you ask us, we’re done listening to Palm just talking about their Palm OS 2.0. We want to see the Linux-based revamp to the so-old-it’s-senile Palm OS before Palm’s mobile platform fades from our radar.
In an effort to keep us all interested in Palm’s
overhauled mobile OS, the company’s CEO, Ed Colligan, talked up what he calls “Palm 2.0.” The new mobile platform is codenamed “Nova,” and will be built on Linux, but Colligan refrained from referring to it as Palm OS 2.0. “I’m not coming up with the branding right now – whether it’s Palm OS 2.0 or Next Generation, we’re not coming up with the branding right now.” Who cares what you call it, just get it out in the open already.
Palm is apparently concentrating on endowing their new Palm OS “next-generation operating system with much more capabilities, driven around the Internet and Web-based applications.” Palm wants to launch their own OS because they want another stab at developing an integrated OS solution that we saw with the Palm OS’s initial release.
But, that’s not all. Colligan believes that their failed Foleo platform will be “vindicated someday,” hinting that the Foleo could be more in hibernation than six feet underground.
Now, the prospect of a fully integrated mobile platform that focuses on web-based application and web surfing really has our hopes up for the new Palm OS, Pam 2.0, next-generation, whatever it’s going to be called. Come on Palm, launch it before it’s too late. Palm Treo 900 powered by Nova? Bring it on.
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May 29th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Hmmm. “Nova” is a funny choice for a name of such a long-delayed product. “No va” means no-go in Spanish.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:18 am
Sorry. I’m from Spain and I’m not thinking in the meaning “Palm doesn’t work” when I listen “Palm Nova”.
The first thought for a spanish person is “Palm Nuevo” that in English means “New Palm”.
To probe this see this examples.
A TV channel from Spain: wwww.antena3.com/PortalA3com/nova/
A Histoy magazine from Spain: hispanianova.rediris.es/
A publishing house very famous in spain: ww.lexnova.es/
A radio station in Spain: www.novaonda.net/
A Spanish company: www.novaenergia.org/
Etc. Etc. Etc. etc……..
It is ridiculous.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Nova comes from latin and means “new.” It also means a star which suddenly increases in brightness thousands of times. Everybody likes to bash Palm. They’re doing the right thing by not releasing the new OS until its ready.
My Treos have been great FUNCTIONAL phones. I’ve been listening to MP3’s on my Palm phones for years before anyone ever heard of iPods. I’ve been syncing to Outlook at work for years (only newly available in iPhone 3G). Bash away. I’m still getting good use for both work and personal.
After the adolescent boys get over the thrill of their new Apple toys, the Palm Nova or Palm 2 or whatever its called may be the best, most useful, highly-functional smart phone around.