Palm had a close call. Many Palm OS devices came increasingly really close to a smartphone/iPhone concept and experience, especially when paired with a GPRS ph

Palm had a close call. Many Palm OS devices came increasingly really close to a smartphone/iPhone concept and experience, especially when paired with a GPRS phone (over RS232, IRDA). Handspring/Palm Treo (e.g Treo 180g) was probably the closest thing to the iPhone concept on many levels. Had some Palm III, then a Sony Clié SJ30, and finally a Palm LifeDrive, when the iPhone was announced it felt like the most natural evolution (and actually with the first one two steps forward yet a step back because PalmOS had a wonderful app ecosystem)