DocumentCode
1471765
Title
A lesson from Palm Pilot [Linux prospects]
Author
Sessions, Roger
Volume
16
Issue
1
fYear
1999
Abstract
There are three reasons I believe the Palm Pilot will succeed: it solves a real problem, it is technology guided by a vision, and its economic model makes sense. Linux, in contrast, fails in all of these areas. The author considers them one at a time
Keywords
DP industry; software development management; Linux; Palm Pilot; economic model; technology; Batteries; Business; Costs; Hardware; Linux; Marketing and sales; Operating systems; Portable computers; Product design; Programming profession;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/52.744565
Filename
744565
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