Palm does Windows
C|Net | at | by Mike
In an acknowledgment that the market for the Palm operating system has run out of steam, the maker of the popular Treo cell phone on Monday unveiled a version that runs Windows.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joined Palm Chief Executive Ed Colligan and Verizon Wireless CEO Denny Strigl to demonstrate the device at a press event here. Although enthusiast sites have been calling the product the Treo 700w, Colligan said the company was not yet announcing the name and dubbed it simply "Treo for Windows."
The move unites two companies, Palm and Microsoft, that have been significant rivals in the market for software that powers handhelds and other mobile devices.