Tag: foleo
Palm cans the Foleo, but promises Foleo II
There’s been negative buzz around Palm’s Foleo ever since it was announced, including the recent reports that it was being delayed due to problems synchronising with Treo smartphones (which was its USP). Now Palm has announced that it’s canning the Foleo before its release, taking a $10 million hit for its trouble.
Analyst: Palm Foleo delayed due to Treo synching problems (despite Treo synching being its USP)
This is just bonkers. Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg has issued a research note claiming that Palm’s Foleo device has been delayed due to software bugs that “apparently included an inability to syncronize the Foleo with most models of the Treo, in particular the nominally high-volume Treo 680”.
Palm Foleo is too large, unwieldy and ugly says Gartner
If Palm was hoping its new Foleo device would revive the company’s fortunes, it’s got some work to do to win over the industry analysts. Gartner has come out with its verdict on the pseudo-laptop, and it ain’t exactly gushing.
