Another Palm, Windows Recap

Here are a few more articles/posts on the Palm, Microsoft and Verizon deal. Forbes writes about how Palm built the market, but now needs Microsoft to penetrate the enterprise. The article includes quotes from Sam Bhavnani at Current Analysis and Susan Kalla at Caris & Company.

Tekrati covers a research note from Info-Tech Research Group that predicts the Windows-powered Treo will spell the demise of the PalmOS.

Lastly, Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch blogs his thoughts on what the announcement means to the various players. In a nutshell, Microsoft is the

Big winner of the day. Palm was a platform rival in days gone by. Jeff Hawkins was one of the biggest critics of Microsoft’s efforts. This is a huge win from a psychological perspective and from a market perspective. Microsoft has the potential to be a very strong player in the mobile space. Great device, great form factor, great partner with EV-DO and it’s all running Windows Mobile 5.0.