When Palm announced a device that would be very portable (slim and lightweight) and give a smartphone user both a big keyboard and screen to manage information and apps they have & use on their handheld device, i.e. Treo, everyone in the blogosphere thought it was the MOST RIDICULOUS idea of all time. In my opinion the web-based response was the downfall of the Foleo. I personally thought it was a great idea because I use my Centro (then Treo) for everything and
1) I realize the OS on handheld devices will soon match the power of 2007’s laptops,
2) didn’t want to spend the $2000 it would cost to get a similarly sized laptop, and
3) like the idea of a bigger screen and keyboard when needed.
So down went the Foleo, seeming almost like cement-shoes to Palm. Now Redfly (Windows version of Foleo) seems all the rage!?!?!?!?! I don’t get it. Isn’t it so similar that it should likewise be chastised and laughed into the same category as Coke II and the Foleo? Maybe Palm WAS ahead of their time, and not so crazy after all. Maybe we should have a little more faith in Palm that they aren’t that far off-base. Just maybe, Nova will be cool, and maybe, just maybe, opening a whole new market of smartphone users with the Centro (which is better than the Treo for less money) is not so financially irresponsible after all. So was the world flat when Foleo came out last year, or has it been round this whole time?
Tags: Celio, centro, Foleo, palm, Redfly, treo, Windows Mobile, WinMo
