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Palm Slipping? Is Anyone Really Surprised?

For fiscal 2010, Palm said its revenue will be “well below its previously forecasted range of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion."

“Palm webOS is recognized as a groundbreaking platform that enables one of the best smartphone experiences available today, and our work to evolve the platform and bring industry-leading technology to market continues. However, "....

And that's a big "However." "driving broad consumer adoption of Palm products is taking longer than we anticipated,” When you consider the over-saturated smartphone market, not only is Palm lost in the dust, but a lot of people still consider Palm to have inferior products. There's also something lacking in their marketing. I see the Palm Pre commercials all the time, but I've never even been tempted to see what exactly a Pre is all about. When I see an Android or HTC commercial it makes me think "Wow, wish I had one of those!"

When you consider the webOS 1.4 upgrade that everyone is holding out for on the Palm smartphones will finally support video, you have to wonder... where has Palm been the last 4 years?

I'm sure cellphones have a long R&D cycle. The problem is, if you aren't on the bleeding edge, consumers don't want your smartphone.

Still, I'd own a Palm long before I'd get something with Windows on it! I'll just keep my Blackberry Tour, thanks.


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