A new OS Strategy for PalmSource: Palm OS 6 is a radical leap into the future. Where does that leave today's Palm?(Advisor View) From: Mobile Business Advisor | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Smith, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2004 Advisor Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

IF YOU USE A PALM PDA or smartphone, you use Palm OS, the operating system software that makes the hardware come to life. The Palm in your pocket today is running Palm OS 5, or maybe 4, or even 3. Now, PalmSource has announced a new version of its operating system software: Palm OS 6, codenamed Cobalt. Designed for newer devices such as smartphones, Cobalt is a radical departure from Palm OS 5. So, where does that leave Palm OS 5 users--and the thousands of applications that run on...