According to a report in The Guardian, Palm told them “it will be 12 to 18 months” before a Linux based Treo appears. One can only hope this report is incorrect. Earlier this year, Palm’s CEO Ed Colligan stated that the Linux Treo would debut by the end of 2007. He later pushed back the estimate saying the Linux Treo would ship in 2008. If this latest report is true, this would be devastating news to those clamouring for a next generation Palm OS Treo. There are only so many ways one can repackage Garnet. This would be a great opportunity for someone at Palm to make good use of their blog and say it ain’t so. If left undisputed, one can only guess it to be true.
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An Asian trade journal Digitimes issued a report last week claiming that Palm is readying a a Linux-based smartphone for an October release. This is in sharp contrast to comments made by Palm’s CEO Ed Colligan who said the transition would start in 2008 from Palm OS Garnet. Analysts at the Tech Summit a few weeks back were treated to a preview of the new Palm Centro smartphone. The Palm Centro is due out in October, but it’s highly unlikely that phone will feature Linux, as no information supporting this came out of the Tech Summit. So, what’s the new Linux smartphone? Football season is upon us, so many Palm is running a bit of interference with Centro, while keeping the new Linux Treo under wraps. If this report is to believed, perhaps the next generation Treo that will send everyone in a tizzy proclaiming that Palm is back. One can only hope.
Source: PalmInfoCenter
