April 01, 2006
Palm Building their own Palm Linux OS
Pikesoft has confirmed that Palm is going to build their own Linux OS for 2007. The company already has a prototype of a Linux based Treo 650. The source says their will be versions of Treos later this year based on Microsoft and Palm OS Garnet, but they will launch their own Linux OS based devices next year.
This makes total sense as smartphone companies with their own OS will not have to pay licensing fees and can better react to their customer's needs. It looks like Palmsource, which was bought by a Japanese company, will focus more on the Asia market.
