Palm CEO dismisses Apple's iPhone
updated 03:30 pm EST, Mon November 20, 2006
Palm dismisses iPhone
Palm CEO Ed Colligan has revealed disinterest in Apple's forthcoming iPhone cellular handset when questioned about the matter at a breakfast gathering, according to the Mercury News, and laughed at the idea that any company -- including Apple -- could easily draw customers in the difficult smart-phone sector. "We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone," Colligan said. "PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in." Apple exploded into the digital music market in December of 2001 with the debut of its first-generation iPod, and has since worked to establish and maintain its dominance in the market. Apple still retains its leadership over the digital music industry, reporting the shipment of more than 8,792,000 iPods during its previous quarter.
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Eating his words...
Yeah, OK, I have a Treo 650 and I can tell you, it's pretty decent, but there are SO many obvious ways that the thing could be improved. Like Ed said, it's "decent", however that's where Apple really excels. They look at a product and say "these are the obvious problems that this thing has" then, they come up with truly innovative ways to solve those issues. That's how Apple sold so many iPods and I'm willing that will be the same way that they sell the iPhone.
Personally, the thing that I don't think that Palm gets is that so far, there isn't a phone on the market that represents a truly great product (as far as I am concerned). There are some that look nice, but that's usually about where it ends. That being the case I certainly think that there's a big opportunity for a really excellent product.