A blog post at MotionApps has announced that the Palm OS Classic emulator has been dropped in webOS 2.0. Does it really matter? Let us know if you use the emulator or if you think that Palm OS now needs to be left alone… Thanks to Peter.
“We are sad to announce that Palm has removed Classic’s ROM from the new webOS 2.0 device ROM which will result in Classic not working if utilized with Palm’s new webOS 2.0.
This is contrary to our agreement with Palm and was done without our approval or consent. Based on this action, MotionApps will immediately stop selling Classic. However, as a courtesy to our clients, we will continue to support existing Classic customers on webOS 1.x for the immediate future.
Be that as it may, we believe in PalmOS and we want to do what we can to help Palm succeed in their future endeavors. So we decided to hand over the entire Classic source code and all of our accompanying IP to Palm so that Palm can do what they want to do with Classic and make it available with webOS 2.0.
Palm now has all the pieces to manage and control Classic’s future.
Thank you all who supported us along the way and who love PalmOS the way we do.
MotionApps Team.”
This saddens me a lot. Although I didn’t switch to WebOS when the Pre came out, the thought that I could a d then could use my old apps was a comforting thought. I’ll keep my Treo, T3, N70, and other old Palm devices around just to reminisce.
I suppose Palm doesn’t feel there’s any mileage in bringing over remaining Palm OS users to Web OS anymore…
From our support team it seems that there’s quite a few Palm OS users who aren’t planning to upgrade from their old PDAs anytime soon. They have a separate cellphone and happily continue to use their Palm OS PDAs (some as old as M500 series!) Some of them have told us directly that they don’t want a smartphone. Palm aren’t going to attract those customers by having an emulator on webOS.
It’s a shame but it’s trying to force new hardware purchase.
Sadly, it is time to move on.
I have used the PalmOS for years for work and medical programs. It turns out that WebOS still does not have the necessary medical programs that I use for work. Droid and iPhone both carry the programs that I need for work. This means I either go backwards to my Palm PDA or dump the Pre Plus for a different brand of smart phone.