Where will the Palm platform compete in such an aggressive market?
Bradley wouldn’t be specific at this time. But he did say it will continue in the consumer smartphone market and HP will leverage its own retail and commercial channels and partners to broaden the distribution of these devices. Another key area, he said, is the “enormous interest” expressed by channel partners in specific commercial verticals. Are the Palm staff, from managers to engineers “locked-in?” HP didn’t use that term, but they did say that an “extensive [personnel] retention program” was part of the deal. We’ll have to see if HP can keep them happy enough to stick around and compete wholeheartedly. John Cox covers wireless networking and mobile computing for “Network World.” Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnwcoxnww Email: john_cox@nww.com Blog RSS feed: http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/2989/feed Read more about infrastructure management in Network World’s Infrastructure Management section.
