Comments on: It’s Official: Palm Is Dead http://alsop-louie.com/gadgets/its-official-palm-is-dead/ The Art and Science of Entrepreneurs Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: matt m http://alsop-louie.com/gadgets/its-official-palm-is-dead/#comment-225 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:52:59 +0000 http://alsop-louie.com/gadgets/its-official-palm-is-dead/#comment-225 Did you notice the message from good didn't mention the 700p? 128MB of RAM, Palm OS. You can't even buy the 700w anymore, it's all about the 700wx. I had a 700w for application testing and it could barely run anything without choking on the RAM constraint. The Q only has 64MB. Here's what I don't get: 1) why can't they get more RAM in the phones, or make it expandable? 2) why can't they use the expansion cards as swap space? I have to agree that the RIM OS is superior to either Palm or Windows Mobile. I thought they were going to try to license it to other manufacturers, but that doesn't seem to be playing out. Surprised you aren't waiting to see what apple comes up with this summer- personally, I don't believe it will be any good without buttons/keys. Did you notice the message from good didn’t mention the 700p? 128MB of RAM, Palm OS.

You can’t even buy the 700w anymore, it’s all about the 700wx. I had a 700w for application testing and it could barely run anything without choking on the RAM constraint. The Q only has 64MB.

Here’s what I don’t get: 1) why can’t they get more RAM in the phones, or make it expandable? 2) why can’t they use the expansion cards as swap space?

I have to agree that the RIM OS is superior to either Palm or Windows Mobile. I thought they were going to try to license it to other manufacturers, but that doesn’t seem to be playing out. Surprised you aren’t waiting to see what apple comes up with this summer- personally, I don’t believe it will be any good without buttons/keys.

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