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Former Apple Executive Avie Tevanian Joins Palm-Linked Elevation Partners
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Jon Rubinstein and Avie Tevanian were instrumental for the technological innovation that NeXT was. Those two together are a force to be reckoned with (even if Avie is not directly part of Palm).
Palm is probably too late to make a true impact. In that sense it resembles NeXT, wich never overcame the Microsoft Office monopoly that was growing and the legal roadblocks Apple had put up in their path. Then they were bought by Apple (the only party able to remove the legal roadblocks and a party that had access to Microsoft Office).
So, who is going to buy Palm and give their reborn technological excellence some traction? Who has been floundering trying to get a mobile platform running? Microsoft and Nokia would both benefit. Left to itself, I do not see Palm succeeding, just like NeXT did not succeed. But acquired by Microsoft or Nokia, Palm could become a serious challenger.
Palm is probably too late to make a true impact. In that sense it resembles NeXT, wich never overcame the Microsoft Office monopoly that was growing and the legal roadblocks Apple had put up in their path. Then they were bought by Apple (the only party able to remove the legal roadblocks and a party that had access to Microsoft Office).
So, who is going to buy Palm and give their reborn technological excellence some traction? Who has been floundering trying to get a mobile platform running? Microsoft and Nokia would both benefit. Left to itself, I do not see Palm succeeding, just like NeXT did not succeed. But acquired by Microsoft or Nokia, Palm could become a serious challenger.
They have a 2 year plan of transition (that started last year) and so far they are doing ok. Their stock is still way up from last January and it jumped again with the verizon and 3D games announcement.
I think a more clear picture will be painted after Pre and Pixi Plus are on Verizon.
I think many of people here seem to have developed a Palm hate simply because its an ex Apple guy running the show which I find very odd but meh.
I think a more clear picture will be painted after Pre and Pixi Plus are on Verizon.
I think many of people here seem to have developed a Palm hate simply because its an ex Apple guy running the show which I find very odd but meh.
If so, most likely he has his reasons. Two of the best men of the company dismissed within a month or thereabouts!
Palm the New Apple
iChan, I concur to an ion!
When the New Palm showcased the WebOS first, I felt a rather confused: to me Apple had been light years ahead of the competition, really beyond comparison (despite the rubbish nested within the enclosure of any Apple product - I make an exception for the still unsurpassed screen quality of the iPhone), for I'd never before seen anything so beautifully designed by Apple's "competition" - not Apple. I were stunned, disoriented. In shock.
I struggled hard to retain my - what I'd held - exclusive loyalty to the brand of all brands. Eventually, I succumbed and learned to value the excellence in competition, for the distinction of the WebOS' was difficult to dismiss.
I'm saying this because I understand the shakeup caused in the Apple community by the news. However, I think that most of the good men screaming "Murder!" at the news will sooner or later learn to see things for what they are, as I eventually did (that's Palm's fault, bloody Palm!).
That said, I admit Apple (despite my grave criticism related above) is still the best technology company, along with RED and, since short, Palm. Culturally, Palm at the present hardly differs from Apple - largely thanks to Avie Tevanian , Jon Rubinstein and a few others. And there's nothing wrong with that!
iChan, I concur to an ion!
When the New Palm showcased the WebOS first, I felt a rather confused: to me Apple had been light years ahead of the competition, really beyond comparison (despite the rubbish nested within the enclosure of any Apple product - I make an exception for the still unsurpassed screen quality of the iPhone), for I'd never before seen anything so beautifully designed by Apple's "competition" - not Apple. I were stunned, disoriented. In shock.
I struggled hard to retain my - what I'd held - exclusive loyalty to the brand of all brands. Eventually, I succumbed and learned to value the excellence in competition, for the distinction of the WebOS' was difficult to dismiss.
I'm saying this because I understand the shakeup caused in the Apple community by the news. However, I think that most of the good men screaming "Murder!" at the news will sooner or later learn to see things for what they are, as I eventually did (that's Palm's fault, bloody Palm!).
That said, I admit Apple (despite my grave criticism related above) is still the best technology company, along with RED and, since short, Palm. Culturally, Palm at the present hardly differs from Apple - largely thanks to Avie Tevanian , Jon Rubinstein and a few others. And there's nothing wrong with that!
Good post.
Except the screen quality of the iPhone has been passed by a few phones by now. Still very few good UI implementation. MY top picks are WebOS, iPhone and HTC Sense UI.
Thank you, Douglas.
Although still a little small for my taste, and of rather limited resolution, I have never held a phone that feels as solid as the iPhone, with a high quality glass screen. I've monkeyed about with HTC Magic (purchased for my sweetheart for use abroad: bloody Apple, why persist to keep your phones locked to a single carrier!) and an HTC Touch HD of a friend - and am glad to conclude that as a screen material high quality glass is unmatched by even the best of plastics. I assume that Apple is the sole telephone/mp3 player manufacturer whose portable devices boast glass screens? Or do I err?
I also agree with your notion on WebOS and iPhone (somewhat less so on HTC UI, but certainly do find both it and Android 2.x - and even BlackBerry interface - clearly more polished than Windows Mobile ).
The Motorola Droid uses Corning Gorilla Glass, which is very break resistant and designed for portable devices. Hopefully Apple will switch to that from the current iPhone optical glass which shatters into sharp pieces.
Many of us put plastic screen protectors on top of our phones, so the glass part is moot anyway.
Thank you, KDarling. I'm a little bit more knowledgeable now ten minutes ago. I shall do google enquiries on Corning Gorilla Glass.
