This is the new buzz which is taking Palm Pre community by storm, Palm Pre new revolutionary WebOs will support the native Palm OS and a simulator is being built by MotionApps. So Palm device users will be able to retain their current apps in Palm Pre as well.
This all will be done by a emulator application named “Classic” and it turns out that it will be a paid application. Plus its not sure whether each and every application will be convertible.
Palm also announced that MotionApps (www.motionapps.com) is creating an emulator application that will allow most Palm OS applications to run on webOS devices. The application, called “Classic,” will be available for purchase when the Palm Pre™ phone becomes available from Sprint in the first half of 2009, and gives users peace of mind as they transition to Palm’s new webOS.
Since Palm OS applications running in Classic won’t be able to leverage core webOS functionality, Palm is working with partners to ensure that popular Palm OS applications are made available on the webOS platform and are optimized to take advantage of everything it has to offer. In the meantime, the MotionApps Classic application will allow customers who have invested in the Palm OS platform to use Palm OS applications they’ve grown to love and depend upon on their new webOS devices.
This is a pretty nice and smart move from Palm to attract and keep their existing customers happy when they “possibly” move to Palm Pre.
For more info, please check out the posts on PreCentral , Palm Blog.
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