Comments on: Palm Foleo – Folded Up And Gone http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Palm’s New Focus | Metricz http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-887377 Palm’s New Focus | Metricz Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:51:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-887377 <p>[...] Om Malik has a good write up here. [...]</p> [...] Om Malik has a good write up here. [...]

]]> By: The Sound of One Palm Flopping - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-784290 The Sound of One Palm Flopping - GigaOM Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:56:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-784290 <p>[...] course, is in the midst of a turnaround, and Wall Street is well acquainted with its problems - the fizzle that was Foleo, the sore need for a revamped platform for its devices, the sale of a quarter of the company to [...]</p> [...] course, is in the midst of a turnaround, and Wall Street is well acquainted with its problems – the fizzle that was Foleo, the sore need for a revamped platform for its devices, the sale of a quarter of the company to [...]

]]> By: September 6, 2007 | Keku.com [alpha] http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-561291 September 6, 2007 | Keku.com [alpha] Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:03:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-561291 <p>[...] If you’ve never heard of the Foleo, it’s not your fault. [...]</p> [...] If you’ve never heard of the Foleo, it’s not your fault. [...]

]]> By: Christopher Mims http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-525471 Christopher Mims Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:06:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-525471 <p>Don't know why anyone would be heartbroken about the death of this device. Here's its replacement (one of many) -- and it only costs $300.</p> <p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC</p> <p>Cheap subnotebooks with flash drives will be ubiquitous. And thank god... I'm tired of carrying 8 pounds of hardware in my shoulder bag.</p> <p>The foleo could have been a nice entry in this field if it had simply been a subnotebook, instead of having positively goofy requirements that you <em>also</em> own a Treo. It could have been the greatest linux-based subnotebook to date. Oh well.</p> Don’t know why anyone would be heartbroken about the death of this device. Here’s its replacement (one of many) — and it only costs $300.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC

Cheap subnotebooks with flash drives will be ubiquitous. And thank god… I’m tired of carrying 8 pounds of hardware in my shoulder bag.

The foleo could have been a nice entry in this field if it had simply been a subnotebook, instead of having positively goofy requirements that you also own a Treo. It could have been the greatest linux-based subnotebook to date. Oh well.

]]> By: Ian Andrew Bell http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-524659 Ian Andrew Bell Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:03:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-524659 <p>I've started calling it the "Folly-O".</p> <p>:)</p> I’ve started calling it the “Folly-O”.

:)

]]> By: ian andrew bell » Blog Archive » Palm Kills the FOLEO http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-524558 ian andrew bell » Blog Archive » Palm Kills the FOLEO Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:43:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-524558 <p>[...] Om reported yesterday, Palm killed the FOLEO.  Great!  It was a still-born project from the start, as I pointed out [...]</p> [...] Om reported yesterday, Palm killed the FOLEO.  Great!  It was a still-born project from the start, as I pointed out [...]

]]> By: Bye bye Palm Foleo auf maol symbolisch http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-520254 Bye bye Palm Foleo auf maol symbolisch Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:07:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-520254 <p>[...] Palm Foleo - Folded Up And Gone, O’Reilleys Radar in Palm Kills Foleo Shortly Before the Market Would Have und auch [...]</p> [...] Palm Foleo – Folded Up And Gone, O’Reilleys Radar in Palm Kills Foleo Shortly Before the Market Would Have und auch [...]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-520071 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:16:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-520071 <p>I agree with R. The problem with this device is a conceptual one -- why do I need a companion to a PDA that isn't full featured enough to replace the laptop I already have? While there are many uses for something in between a PDA/Smartphone and a laptop, they are more along the lines of a standalone device that is used for leisure pursuits. Between a laptop and PDA I have most work situations covered. Something like a Folio would be more for if I want a little thing to move around the house or even take on vacation that lets me do e-mail/IM/web browsing at the spur of the moment.</p> I agree with R. The problem with this device is a conceptual one — why do I need a companion to a PDA that isn’t full featured enough to replace the laptop I already have? While there are many uses for something in between a PDA/Smartphone and a laptop, they are more along the lines of a standalone device that is used for leisure pursuits. Between a laptop and PDA I have most work situations covered. Something like a Folio would be more for if I want a little thing to move around the house or even take on vacation that lets me do e-mail/IM/web browsing at the spur of the moment.

]]> By: Max http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519960 Max Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:41:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519960 <p>"It was in jest that I wrote then: Foleo, more like fold-up-and-go!"</p> <p>Om, "Faileo" would have been a better choice. Feel free to use it if you like it. Another possibility: "OhmeNO!"</p> <p>You do have to wonder what's going on over at Palm that induces them to trumpet this creation and then pull it less than three months later. Is Palm really behind our Iraq "policy"?</p> “It was in jest that I wrote then: Foleo, more like fold-up-and-go!”

Om, “Faileo” would have been a better choice. Feel free to use it if you like it. Another possibility: “OhmeNO!”

You do have to wonder what’s going on over at Palm that induces them to trumpet this creation and then pull it less than three months later. Is Palm really behind our Iraq “policy”?

]]> By: Tom Hundt http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519470 Tom Hundt Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:06:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519470 <p>It's the connectivity that's hard. Building devices to use it is trivial. Palm ought to stick to their knitting: palm-tops.</p> It’s the connectivity that’s hard. Building devices to use it is trivial. Palm ought to stick to their knitting: palm-tops.

]]> By: R http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519176 R Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:48:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519176 <p>The Foleo was hardly diskless - the hardware spec included a built-in Compact Flash card (up to 16 GB currently) and SD Card (8GB or so currently). This is quite respectable storage for a mini-laptop, and it doesn't need continuous connectivity at all - unlike an iPhone, you can simply sync your email or use the Web as needed, and use offline apps installed on the device.</p> <p>However, Palm positioned the Foleo as a smartphone companion, which leads to this misunderstanding and was a mistake. It should have been sold as a lightweight, simple mini-laptop with the instant-on and simplicity of a PDA.</p> The Foleo was hardly diskless – the hardware spec included a built-in Compact Flash card (up to 16 GB currently) and SD Card (8GB or so currently). This is quite respectable storage for a mini-laptop, and it doesn’t need continuous connectivity at all – unlike an iPhone, you can simply sync your email or use the Web as needed, and use offline apps installed on the device.

However, Palm positioned the Foleo as a smartphone companion, which leads to this misunderstanding and was a mistake. It should have been sold as a lightweight, simple mini-laptop with the instant-on and simplicity of a PDA.

]]> By: Palm needs new management http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519173 Palm needs new management Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:46:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-519173 <p>Bunch of Faileos! Instead of growing markets for Treo they focused on something useless.</p> <p>Elevation/Palm needs to replace Palm's biz dev & marketing VPs.</p> Bunch of Faileos! Instead of growing markets for Treo they focused on something useless.

Elevation/Palm needs to replace Palm’s biz dev & marketing VPs.

]]> By: Palm Foleo - dead on arrival | last100 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518916 Palm Foleo - dead on arrival | last100 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:23:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518916 <p>[...] makes more sense — such as composing emails, editing a spreadsheet, or using web apps. To which Foleo critics replied: “that’s why we have [...]</p> [...] makes more sense — such as composing emails, editing a spreadsheet, or using web apps. To which Foleo critics replied: “that’s why we have [...]

]]> By: Metricz | Drive Success http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518808 Metricz | Drive Success Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:55:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518808 <p><strong>Palm’s New Focus</strong></p> <p>Ed Colligan, Palm’s CEO posted this message on the company’s official blog yesterday, regarding their decision to cancel the release of their Foleo product in its current form, and focus on their next generation platform. You can also read ...</p> Palm’s New Focus

Ed Colligan, Palm’s CEO posted this message on the company’s official blog yesterday, regarding their decision to cancel the release of their Foleo product in its current form, and focus on their next generation platform. You can also read …

]]> By: Coleman Foley http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518794 Coleman Foley Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:52:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518794 <p>What about Google Gears? That would allow you to use web apps at any time.</p> What about Google Gears? That would allow you to use web apps at any time.

]]> By: bueller http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518300 bueller Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:59:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/foleo-is-dead/#comment-518300 <p>you gota have disks. what are these people thinking? good point tough, we arent there yet, or maybe we wont ever be?</p> <p>www.drunkenpanda.com</p> you gota have disks. what are these people thinking? good point tough, we arent there yet, or maybe we wont ever be?

http://www.drunkenpanda.com

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