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Palm, formerly PalmOne, formerly Palm, seems to be having an identity crisis. The latest evidence, the Treo 700w. Palm has unvieled its latest in the Treo line, the Treo 700w, running (drum roll please) Window Mobile 5.0.

The question on everybody’s mind, however, has less to do with the particulars of this new device than with the future of Palm in general. Over the past few years, Palm has dug a chasm between its hardware and software businesses even as Windows Mobile has usurped Palm’s once-utterly-dominant position in the marketplace. Releasing Windows-powered Palm devices only begs the question: Is Palm OS doomed?

I was never a hardcore fan of the Palm line of phones, primarily due to that stupid nub of an antenna sticking out the top (internal, go internal!) and the fact it weighs more than a brick. Adding Windows Mobile to the mix is just another reason I’ll probably never go Palm again.

[via Wired]

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