Not as shocking as it would have been if there were'nt any rumours already! Longtime rivals Palm and Microsoft have teamed up to produce the first Windows Mobile-based Treo. During a press conference in San Francisco, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, along with Palm president and CEO Ed Colligan and Verizon president and CEO Denny Strigl, unveiled the Palm Treo running on Windows Mobile 5. Although the three companies didn't reveal too many details on the Windows Treo, it closely matches the comfortable look and feel of the current Treo handsets. But its Windows Mobile interface offers some interesting new features, including the ability to use SMS messaging to politely decline incoming calls and the ability to fast forward or rewind voice messages as you listen. This move has further widened the chasm between Palm's software and hardware business. Makes me wonder if this is the way to go, is Palm OS going to survive?Not as shocking as it would have been if there were'nt any rumours already! Longtime rivals Palm and Microsoft have teamed up to produce the first Windows Mobile-based Treo. During a press conference in San Francisco, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, along with Palm president and CEO Ed Colligan and Verizon president and CEO Denny Strigl, unveiled the Palm Treo running on Windows Mobile 5. Although the three companies didn't reveal too many details on the Windows Treo, it closely matches the comfortable look and feel of the current Treo handsets. But its Windows Mobile interface offers some interesting new features, including the ability to use SMS messaging to politely decline incoming calls and the ability to fast forward or rewind voice messages as you listen. This move has further widened the chasm between Palm's software and hardware business. Makes me wonder if this is the way to go, is Palm OS going to survive?
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