PalmSource to Switch to Linux

PalmSource is to create a new version of the Palm OS with Linux at its core, the company said today after announcing a plan to buy Chinese phone software company China MobileSoft (CMS).

Looks like Palm is “pulling an Apple”. Just like Mac OS X is running on top of UNIX, Palm is developing a new OS based on Linux.

Originally published on Pocketnow on December 8, 2004. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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