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Palm does Windows
Posted by: Tweaker
Date added: 22:50, 26th September 2005 GMT
Source: ZDNet News
In an acknowledgment that the market for the Palm operating system has run out of steam, the maker of the popular Treo cell phone on Monday unveiled a version that runs Windows.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joined Palm Chief Executive Ed Colligan and Verizon Wireless CEO Denny Strigl to demonstrate the device at a press event here. Although enthusiast sites have been calling the product the Treo 700w, Colligan said the company was not yet announcing the name and dubbed it simply "Treo for Windows."
The move unites two companies, Palm and Microsoft, that have been significant rivals in the market for software that powers handhelds and other mobile devices. "If you've been in this business long enough, you know that partners sometimes compete and competitors sometimes partner," Colligan said.
Palm has long said it would consider using an operating system other than the Palm OS. However, the company has not done so until now. Colligan said that Palm only wanted to make the move if it would help the company land new customers, which he said it will do.
Gates echoed the sentiment.
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