Palm Pushing Linux OS to Next Year

Palm has been promising a Linux-based OS for a while now, and it just doesn’t seem to be happening quick enough. The latest word from the CEO is that it has been pushed to “until some time next year”. Yes, that’s reassuring. All you Palm fans will have to hold off on an upgrade a little longer if you hope to grab a new model with a Linux-based OS. Of course, a year is a long time to have to wait…

Yet again, it seems we’ve been fooled into believing that Palm actually had its ducks in a proverbial row, as BrightHand is now reporting that Palm CEO Ed Colligan recently announced on a conference call that “products based on the new Linux-based platform won’t be available until some time next year.” Interestingly enough, Colligan also insinuated that the firm would “continue to use Windows Mobile and Garnet OS / Palm OS II for the foreseeable future.”

Source: Engadget