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Technology Stocks : PALM - The rebirth of Palm Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cfoe who wrote (1435)	8/29/2000 2:17:02 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6784

"to the average person... PALM and handhelds are synonymous" agreed. and while some folks feel that 'brand recognition' is a good thing with obvious benefits, i also see a downside in which people endeavor to purchase "a palm" and come away from the store with any of the numerous competitor's models. this topic was raised some time back when david and i were discussing jornada's use of the phrase palm computing in one of their banner ads. my point is that i believe it is a double-edged sword, but i'll take the benefits of popularity any day over the drawbacks. :) mark

To: cfoe who wrote (1435)	8/30/2000 1:56:13 PM
From: El Guapo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6784

Well, that's kind of tough, because you can't trademark the word 'Palm'. If 'palm' is synonymous with handheld computing, will it appear in the dictionary as a lowercase noun or verb meaning handheld computer, ala xerox? El Guapo