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10-12-2003, 09:35 AM	#1
br- Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 41	Will Palm offer OS6 for the T3? I know no one knows this and its obviously speculation but what do you think? The T3 sure seems like it will have the hardware requirements for OS6. The only question is will palm offer it to T3 owners for free (or a small update free) or will they capitalize on it and make T3 owners buy a new PalmOne pda if they want OS6?

10-12-2003, 10:41 AM	#2
edeab220 My T\|X is my friend... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South NJ Posts: 673	If palmOne knows whats good for them...they'll offer the upgrade IF it's compatible with the T\|T3. __________________ Senior Editor and Webmaster of PalmForums. Check out my Palm OS-focused podcast at PalmForums.org! HS Visor 2MB > Visor Deluxe > Palm VIIx > Visor Prism > Clie NR70 > Palm Tungsten\|T3 + Nokia 3650 > Palm T\|X +Nokia 6681

10-12-2003, 12:18 PM	#3
FIA WRC www.wrc.com Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wherever the free beer is. Posts: 408	I sure hope Palm offers an OS upgrade for their top model PDA. It has the RAM and cpu to handle it. __________________ Passed pda's: M100, M130, 2 Prism's, Z71, T665c, SJ33, T/E, T3, TH-55, and TX. Current pda's:none. Current MID: iTouch

10-12-2003, 12:24 PM	#4
tpipher Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wadsworth, Ohio, USA Posts: 138	Hey guys, Palm has been very good about that in the past. I see no reason why they would not now. Ya I think it will cost a little but hey "a workman is worthy of his pay" More than I can say from my exp. with Sony!

10-12-2003, 12:29 PM	#5
nickster87 When they were young..... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Whitehouse, Ohio Posts: 782	Sony doesn't do anything with with upgrades except release new models. I doubt Palm will release an upgrade simply because it will be such a long time from now. Besides, you guys will all the want the Tungsten T5 or whatever it will be with OS6. __________________ "Stealing! How could you? Haven't you learned anything from that guy who gives sermons at church? Captain what's-his-name?" Homer J. Simpson

10-12-2003, 01:45 PM	#6
Mobile Mod Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 39	I doubt that they will offer an upgrade becasue i have a feeling the hardware changes will be very significant and thus the TT3 wont even handle it. If they do offer it I would even pay 30 or so for it... Justin

10-12-2003, 07:38 PM	#7
Vidge Come visit us! Bronze Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southeastern VA Posts: 1,419	I think the upgrade will be offered - assuming that the hardware can support it. __________________ Just because you can, doesn't mean you do. Visit Daily Gadget Moderator & reviewer, Daily Gadget, Contributor, Liberal Medium, Writing On Your Palm An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

10-12-2003, 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by tpipher
Hey guys, Palm has been very good about that in the past. I see no reason why they would not now. Ya I think it will cost a little but hey "a workman is worthy of his pay" More than I can say from my exp. with Sony!

Well, palm did offer OS upgrades but that was when palmone and palmsource where just palm, and not completely independent. I think that palmone offering the Java upgrade for some tungstens is a good sign, though...

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10-13-2003, 03:03 AM	#9
thom@s Guest Posts: n/a	I hope they will !

10-16-2003, 02:55 AM	#10
brolewis Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 254	I read another user comment that the T3 was originally designed to be a OS6 device, but due to internet leaks, released it sooner than expected (a good explination for why it came out so soon after T2). As such, I believe that it will be upgradable to OS6

10-16-2003, 03:27 AM

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Originally posted by brolewis
I ..... , but due to internet leaks, released it sooner than expected (a good explination for why it came out so soon after T2).

If that is true then it could account for a number of things like SD issue, varying screen brightness between devices (although it seems that may be caused by two different screen suppliers PalmOne uses).

10-16-2003, 05:10 AM	#12
Buddy1969 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Linz, Austria (in Europe, therefore no Kangaroos) Posts: 33	One can just hope. IF there's a market for an upgrade and IF it's more likely, that T3 users won't buy a T4,5,6,..., but rather go to another platform, then it's probable, that there's an upgrade. The tech-possibilities are there. Anyway, IF there's an upgrade, you can be dead sure, that it'll cost something. PalmOne wants to sell devices. PalmOne and PalmOS aren't the same firm anymore. A softwareupgrade is only working for PalmOne if it brings them money, they won't get by selling new devices. It's a simple a that. They are greedy! It's a matter of fact. If they weren't so greedy, they would have put an 1100 mAh accu in the T3 instead of a puny 900 mAh. __________________ War doesn't prove who's right, only who's left.

10-16-2003, 07:22 AM	#13
Bas_Tyra Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Jakarta Posts: 15	I thought they put the puny 900mAh so they will not surpass UX-50 price

10-16-2003, 10:07 AM	#14
PDH LA Shiba's Rock! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 302	You should add a third option to the poll so I can cast my vote - "Doesn't Matter to me". If they offer an upgrade that's cool. But I love the T3 just the way it is.

10-16-2003, 10:54 AM	#15
CorkVDH Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 54	If they offer an OS 6 upgrade for any of their current units, it would be for the T\|C and the T3. These machines were practically designed for the new OS, given the ridiculous speed and the expanse of memory available.