I was around when the original Palm Pilot was introduced, and my memory (fallible, I'll admit) is that the development kit was not distributed until about 3 months after the device hit store shelves. And when we tried to use that first version it was far from perfect. The Pre hit shelves when, two weeks ago? I don't think it is arrogance to take your time to get something stable and usable out the door.
Besides, I think you're really still upset about is the new OS and the changes needed. But bear in mind that: 1. the Palm OS is 12 years old in the market and probably 14 in terms of engineering, and 2. the features and functions on the newest devices are light-years over what the first Palm devices offered. It's not arrogance to reinvent yourself when you've milked a product line for 12 years and you need to make radical changes to avoid collapse in the market; that's good business sense. I started with IBM when their mainstream business was selling typewriters; look at what they are today. ____________________________________________ Lee Church www.mobitechsystems.com -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Rix [mailto:phrkonale...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:39 AM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: Re: webOS SDK Philip Sheard wrote: > And I remember having to sign umpteen forms in triplicate, in order to get a > glimpse of the source code for Palm OS 3.5. > Because OS source code == sdk. Ryan -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
