As mentioned earlier, I fear the same

Published: 2009-11-01 10:30:30

Palm's WebOS, running on the Palm Pre, currently holds 0 percent market share and is projected to reach only 1.4 percent in the next three years. Analysts predict that Palm may not survive in the competitive smartphone market, particularly as Google’s free Android reduces its appeal as an acquisition target. Concerns grow around Palm’s longevity in the industry.

As mentioned earlier, I fear the same

Via www.wired.com

„In a space that’s crowded with several players, a definitive loss would be the complete failure and disappearance of a company. Zachary and Schobel are both betting Palm will be the first to go. Palm’s WebOS runs on the Palm Pre, and the company currently possesses 0 percent market share, according to Gartner, who predicts WebOS’ market share will only grow 1.4 percent in the next three years.

The company’s smartphone market share continues to shrink, and Zachary said he previously thought Palm would eventually be acquired by a larger company, such as Samsung, to develop mobile operating systems in-house. However, because Google hands out Android as a free, open source OS, this decreases the value of Palm as an acquisition target.

“Who I’m really scared for is Palm,” Schobel said. “They’re dead.”"

As mentioned earlier, I fear the same. It's sad, because WebOS is a great Platform – just still in its infancy.

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