Earlier we reported on an interview series with current PalmOS developers, and the main theme appeared to be that webOS would not support backwards compatiblity with PalmOS applications. This was emphasized in Palm CEO Ed Colligan's recent announcement that Palm OS is being discontinued. Already, this is causing headaches among established developers and users of the soon-to-be legacy OS.
An article tucked away at Brighthand however, gives hope to the masses that their old applications won't completely go to waste once upgrading. StyleTap, who already make an application that allows Palm programs to run on Windows Mobile, is considering making a similar program for webOS. While far from perfect, this would at least give users the option of giving their old software a second wind as they make the transition over to the Pre.
The article goes on to describe how Palm's previous strategy in 2007 of "merging PalmOS with a Linus-based operating system" amounts to a broken promise to those hoping to run their old software on the new OS.
So when should we expect such an emulator? Right now, StyleTap is gauging interest in the marketplace for such a program, and those interested should send comments to .
Friday, 24 July 2009