I basically agree. Palm is the *last* company I'd merge with Apple. With the iPod and Ink, Apple have the basic technology already available for what Sculley would have called a PDA. The marriage between phone and PDA is already well underway, but right now MP3-player-phones are still at the high end.
Palm has (finally) realized that and are trying to play catch-up with the phone makers. So, while Palm is nicely bite-sized and Apple could easily buy it (compared to Sony or Motorola, which are a little big), it would merely give Apple a head-start compared to starting on a phone of their own. The rest they already have, and thus a lot of Palm's assets would be wasted. At most Apple would get back some former Newton developers.
And as to radios: For a long time I bought 'walkman'-style portable tapedecks with built-in radio. I find them quite convenient for radio news. Heck, you can even (legally!) tape any songs that come around that you like. I think in that combination it's actually a worthwhile feature (as long as it's readily accessible: It's useless if the song is halfway through by the time I start recording).
When I want to choose music, do MP3s. When I want to discover new music, try the radio.
by Uli Kusterer — Dec 22
Palm has (finally) realized that and are trying to play catch-up with the phone makers. So, while Palm is nicely bite-sized and Apple could easily buy it (compared to Sony or Motorola, which are a little big), it would merely give Apple a head-start compared to starting on a phone of their own. The rest they already have, and thus a lot of Palm's assets would be wasted. At most Apple would get back some former Newton developers.
And as to radios: For a long time I bought 'walkman'-style portable tapedecks with built-in radio. I find them quite convenient for radio news. Heck, you can even (legally!) tape any songs that come around that you like. I think in that combination it's actually a worthwhile feature (as long as it's readily accessible: It's useless if the song is halfway through by the time I start recording).
When I want to choose music, do MP3s. When I want to discover new music, try the radio.