More Than Just Plumbing

I've posted this week's 1SRC editorial, "More Than Just Plumbing."

Shouts of joy could be heard coming from the Palm user community last week with Palm’s revelation of a project to develop a Linux-based operating system, which I will refer to as “Palm OS II” from here out. While I believe that the Palm OS II project is critical part of Palm’s future, I also hope that Palm doesn’t skip over “the little stuff.”

Looks Good…

Many customers agree that Palm’s personal information manager (PIM) applications are designed well and are easy to use. The same goes for the Palm OS user interface (UI). For as easy as the Palm OS is to use, Palm should set aside some time in their project plan to freshen up the visuals.

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