Julian Ivan-Alexander

Palm Pre vs. iPhone: The Gmail Advantage

The iPhone does support the IMAP IDLE protocol afaik.

U.S. Handset Subsidies to Be Replaced by Something Worse?

Are you nuts? Subsidised handset sales are the norm in Europe. You really need to get out more.

Here's What Will Happen To Apple's Rivals

Actually its being unleashed in over 75 countries this year.. 22 is just the first release on July 11th, with the remainder to follow later on.

Palm's Turnaround Opportunity

"Let's start with where Apple and the iPhone will never go: Business Applications."

Don't be so sure. That's a stupid statement to make. If Apple sell 10m+ iPhones/year they're going to become a dominant force in the PDA business, with OSX as the device's foundations offering an unrivalled development platform for those 3rd parties who Apple decide to partner with.

To say they'll never go into business applications demonstrates typical, backward-looking thinking. Many business apps in the future will be accessed via the browser, using java, ajax, flash plugins and suchlike and will thus be platform agnostic. The iPhone, with its fast OS, superb screen and other features makes Palm devices look like toys.

You need to embrace the present, not look to the past. Your article is backward looking, and your understanding of OS and web-based applications trends is woefully lacking.