Umm... (Score 1)

What are they smoking?

Cobalt is based on BeOS, right? The OS that started as a MacOS alternative? Hmm.. let's see:

- started life on powerpc
- is based on BSD UNIX
- was once considered for purchase by Apple to become OSX...

plus, they said this in their presentation:

PalmSource made the decision due to changes in the hotsync architecture and how the new PIM apps work. The new PIM apps have be re-architected to more closely resemble Microsoft Outlook fields and the internal database use a new SQL like schema to store records.

OK.. so...
1) MS Entourage on Mac? eh? what? MS on Mac? huh?
2) OSX has a frickin' SQL server built-in! Not like 'SQL-like schemas' are foreign or anything...
3) I thought the point of a DB was to get information out of proprietary formats so that data-retrieval clients would be smaller and more platform-transparent?

I don't get it. Are they *trying* to be stupid? Or are they just a bunch of incompetent programmers? Or do they Just Not Care(tm)?

Hmm.. something doesn't add up here... are they going to give the Offical Palm Blessing to missing sync? 'Cause otherwise I know many who wouldn't trust their data with a 3rd party util.

Thought. Value: $0.02.
-Andy