Windows based Treo 730 due out next quarter!

[ekerbuddy]

heard from a reliable source that Palms new Windows based Treo will be out next quarter! anyone else know more?

[dutchtrumpet]

Obviously if your info is genuine you have to be careful not to get your source in touble

but....

If your source is so reliable what else do you need to know.

Also, please provide more details about the device if you have them.

I have seen enough news break quietly in these forums that I know anything is possible. However a few more details will go a lonng way toward giving your story and your source believability :)

[grndslm]

heard from a reliable source that Palms new Windows based Treo will be out next quarter! anyone else know more?
NOO!!! I don't want to believe it, even though it's prolly better for consumers!! I hate MS with a passion, but PalmSource had it coming to 'em.

[Beastman]

why would they name it the 730 when samsungs i730 just came out? Just seems to me they are setting themselves up for criticism. But ill have to see some more solid info without a source listed and barely any info, the 650 had rumors and pics out 6 months before its release, i cant see this new one being only a quarter away with no one knowing info about it.

[jmill72x]

Treo 730....Samsung i730....i730 is a Windows Mobile device....sounds like a case of getting the products confused.

I find it hard to believe that the next Treo will be the "730".

"700" maybe, "730", probably not.

Windows Mobile, aka, Magneto? Hopefully.

[mobidutch]

I think that the "out" piece will mostly relate to rumors and early pictures, but I do think it is quite feasible that the rumors around a Magneto based Treo will go rampant next quarter. By that time it is more than a year ago that the rumors for the 650 (610 back then) started. I'll be following it closely...if Microsoft has been able to significantly improve the phone-PDA integration, as well as the ease-of-use of the phone app, then I will want to give it a try. I just got my VZW T650 on a new contract a month ago...sooooo...yup...about 23 months from now I'm sure VZW will be just about to release the next Treo :D

[JAnderson]

heard from a reliable source that Palms new Windows based Treo will be out next quarter! anyone else know more?


I would say a hoax, How can a Palm have MS? It would not be a Palm then. I'd save your rumor mills for better subjects.

Rumor has it there will be more rumors like this.... :eek:

[bigredgpk]

What ever happend to the Treo numbers being divisable by 3? 90... 180.. 270.. 300.. 600


650?? what the hell!

[Thunder God]

there have been many pics of a supposed 650 floating around with windows. i love the palm os, but it seems palm even though it is more popular will go the way of apple and ms will take over the market. look at all of the new pda phones coming out, majority are windows based

[bigredgpk]

Those Pics from MTDN were an April fools day joke...

[dutchtrumpet]

Those Pics from MTDN were an April fools day joke...
yes but not the ones posted here...


http://discussion.treocentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6917

from...

http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=77186&highlight=treo+pic

[ButtUglyJeff]

The SECOND LG acquired the rights to Palm OS we knew. Why haven't we heard a peep about PalmOne (Palm.............whatever) becoming a licensee (spelling?) to the Windows platform; be it the PDA platform or the Mobile Platform?

[2000 Man]

Treo 730....Samsung i730....i730 is a Windows Mobile device....sounds like a case of getting the products confused.

I find it hard to believe that the next Treo will be the "730".

"700" maybe, "730", probably not.

Windows Mobile, aka, Magneto? Hopefully.
Exactly. Sounds like the OP is confused.

[mobidutch]

I would say a hoax, How can a Palm have MS? It would not be a Palm then. I'd save your rumor mills for better subjects.

Huh? I think you are confusing PalmSource with palmOne. But in fact, neither party is married to the Palm OS. PalmSource is openly flirting with Linux, and palmOne has indicated that a Windows Mobile OS is certainly a possibililty for a palmOne handheld.

[whatever7]

heard from a reliable source that Palms new Windows based Treo will be out next quarter! anyone else know more?


Did he tell you which stock to buy too? Becuase I think you should invest vast majority of your life saving on it.

[dutchtrumpet]

i just dumped my palmsource stock based on this thread

[thomasanderson]

What ever happend to the Treo numbers being divisable by 3? 90... 180.. 270.. 300.. 600


650?? what the hell!
All of the models you refer too were created by Handspring not Palmone. Maybe Palm doesn't like the number 3.

[gfunkmagic]

chalk this up to another usless treo rumor thread... :rolleyes:

[sam2579]

This is completely out of question. I have very reliable source. Treo is not coming out till 2006 (write it down someone, sorry but that is what it is). And also it is Palm based. (not sure which vesion). Also there is nothing changed as per form factor or OS, only improvement to 650. So just stop speculating wrong information. And it is definately not 730.

[MisterFuhrman]

Didn't Palm recently announce that they have halted all production of new units until the Linux-based OS is finished? And didn't they just say that it will be finished sometime early next year?

If that is the case, we'll see the next Treo with the Linux-based Palm OS early next year.

[moneymind]

Palm is not windows. Palm, the word reflex the flatform.

[Felipe]

Palm: we will make a MS 2005 treo.
MS: get out!!!!
Palm: no really
MS: cool!!!
Palm: but we need exclusivity for a while
MS: GET THE **** OUT!!!!!!!

source: the fly on the wall.

[BARYE]

Didn't Palm recently announce that they have halted all production of new units until the Linux-based OS is finished? And didn't they just say that it will be finished sometime early next year?

If that is the case, we'll see the next Treo with the Linux-based Palm OS early next year.


that was Palm SOURCE -- the struggling POS company. They made that announcement.

The debate really is what that implies for future Treos.

[ToolkiT]

Palm(one) did hint towards a PPC version of the treo in the past so it isn't impossible..
However I'd say a 730 on PPC is very improbable..

[samkim]

Treo 730....Samsung i730....i730 is a Windows Mobile device....sounds like a case of getting the products confused.


That sounds right.

[mobidutch]

Palm: we will make a MS 2005 treo.
MS: get out!!!!
Palm: no really
MS: cool!!!
Palm: but we need exclusivity for a while
MS: GET THE **** OUT!!!!!!!


Haha, that was FUNNY :D !! And I could definitely see that actually happen :rolleyes:

[Thunder God]

Haha, that was FUNNY :D !! And I could definitely see that actually happen :rolleyes:

that would only hurt palm

[Felipe]

that would only hurt palm

palm is in the business of selling devices, how would it hurt them to sell devices to users who dont want a palm but want a MS device.

would it hurt palmsource? only if they whine and dont come through with their promises for their OS.

[igottreo]

new blue treo. :eek:

[vw2002]

thats a t600 painted blue with a screen facing slapped on top of the screen.
thats umm. err. different... yep.

[scandalex]

new blue treo. :eek:
Ewww....was this pic taken with a 600 camera?

[whatever7]

Originally Posted by mobidutch
Haha, that was FUNNY !! And I could definitely see that actually happen.

that would only hurt palm

Microsoft gave up its entire sports games lineup in order to get EA to develop all of its games on Xbox and XBL. If MS really want to kill PalmOS that bad, they should bite the bullet and accomadate PalmOne.

It's not like Samsung has another OS to turn to anyway. :D

(Just to clarify, no I don't want a WM05 Treo. But I can see this benefits MS more than it benefits PalmOne.)

[KRamsauer]

The SECOND LG acquired the rights to Palm OS we knew. Why haven't we heard a peep about PalmOne (Palm.............whatever) becoming a licensee (spelling?) to the Windows platform; be it the PDA platform or the Mobile Platform?
Because MS doesn't need to buy time from Wall Street by showing people still care about their OS. Palmsource, OTOH.

[gharrod]

Maybe I am wrong but didn't Palm and PalmSource divorce? Seems if the Palm OS were important to Palm then the two would not have gone their seperate ways with only a guarantee of buying a certain amount of PalmSource product over a specific period of time. Seems this opens Palm up to negotiate with whatever OS it deems is good for its business and having more then one OS for their phones may allow them to lock up the smartphone market and sell more of the Palm design (ie: Treo form factor). Seems pretty simple to me that if they want to be a hardware company and not an OS that they would go after all angles. Maybe this is the reason for the parting of the ways with they and PalmSource...And doesn't Palm have new leadership who may want to shake things up a bit?

[KRamsauer]

They divorced because the two companies apart are (presumably) worth more than the two companies put together. It really has nothing to do with being beneficial to either company.

[baby_arm]

I want a Windows Treo. After owning a Palm V, then a IPAQ 2200, and now a Treo....I overwhelmingly love the Windows PPC much better.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Treo....but I would prefer a Windows version. Just my 2 cents....I'm sure everyone has their own preference. Some like skinny woman...some like 'em fat....it's your own choice!! :p

[gharrod]

we shall see, everytime this subject comes up there are plenty in these forums who think they know all the inside scoop, I wish they would reveal their sources if they are that good...

[sam2579]

Ewww....was this pic taken with a 600 camera?
If I am not wrong, this image is one of the gadgets picture in Gillette advertisement from a magazine. I saw this one in Mens health magazine. :-)

[gfunkmagic]

This is completely out of question. I have very reliable source. Treo is not coming out till 2006 (write it down someone, sorry but that is what it is). And also it is Palm based. (not sure which vesion). Also there is nothing changed as per form factor or OS, only improvement to 650. So just stop speculating wrong information. And it is definately not 730.

That's the rumor I've read too...next gen Treo early 2006 by March at latest...

[gfunkmagic]

Didn't Palm recently announce that they have halted all production of new units until the Linux-based OS is finished? And didn't they just say that it will be finished sometime early next year?

If that is the case, we'll see the next Treo with the Linux-based Palm OS early next year.


Oh boy... :rolleyes: Talk about getting the story mixed up..

First of all there are 2 companies here. PalmSource is the one that announced it is putting all its resources on porting linux kernal on next ver of palmos. Palm is the company that makes the Treo and lisences the OS from PalmSource. There has been absolutely NO info regarding what OS they will use on the next gen Treo. It could be yet another iteration of so called "frankengarnet" or Coblat or whatever. My guess would probably be Frankengarnet at this point since it doesn't appear Palm has any desire to use cobalt now or ever unfortunately... :mad:

[KRamsauer]

Oh wow, they are just Palm now. I figured it would take some time before the rebranding would be complete. I think that is the ugliest logo ever.

[MisterFuhrman]

Oh boy... :rolleyes: Talk about getting the story mixed up..

First of all there are 2 companies here. PalmSource is the one that announced it is putting all its resources on porting linux kernal on next ver of palmos. Palm is the company that makes the Treo and lisences the OS from PalmSource. There has been absolutely NO info regarding what OS they will use on the next gen Treo. It could be yet another iteration of so called "frankengarnet" or Coblat or whatever. My guess would probably be Frankengarnet at this point since it doesn't appear Palm has any desire to use cobalt now or ever unfortunately... :mad:

I'm perfectly aware that there are two companies. I guess I did get the story confused though.

I'm actually kind of curious as to what Frankengarnet would hold for us... :D

[Thunder God]

a treo, ppc, and a touch bigger screen!

[jhn]

I was at my local Sprint store yesterday, tech guy told me the next Treo is a 700 running windows. They had not been given a time frame yet, but said it would probably be after November.

[RICHINMJ]

Ewww....was this pic taken with a 600 camera?


lol, thats the only explaination. That or vaseline on the lense

[letsgoflyers81]

If I am not wrong, this image is one of the gadgets picture in Gillette advertisement from a magazine. I saw this one in Mens health magazine. :-)

Yup, I've seen in the ad too, in FHM or Maxim. When I first saw it I was like WTF is that?!?!

[ekerbuddy]

told you all so...

[DrDoom]

Oh boy... My guess would probably be Frankengarnet at this point since it doesn't appear Palm has any desire to use cobalt now or ever unfortunately... :mad:

No. No. No. I want COBALT!! Stop with your vicious lies Gfunk!!! ;)

[ToolkiT]

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