The problem isn't that Palm bunted. It's not like they wanted to bunt or consciously made that choice. The problem is that it's the only move they could make.

The problem isn't that Palm bunted. It's not like they wanted to bunt or consciously made that choice. The problem is that it's the only move they could make. It took Apple a year to get their SDK out. Palm is a smaller company and while, doubtless, they learned a lot from Apple's experiences, it doesn't change the fact that it takes a while to make a good SDK. Hopefully, over time, Palm will be able to do better. But it's amazing that Palm was able to put together such a nice device in the first place. If they didn't paint themselves into a corner that they can't get out of, they could extend the SDK to do what it's currently lacking while getting an SDK out that handles many applications today. Often, it comes down to doing what you're able to do. You can't just choose the best. You have to work at it and that takes time. Hopefully Palm will be able to do well :-).