RIM Says PlayBook Tablet is Great Without a BlackBerry, But...
Palm’s failed Foleo was a netbook-like device based on Linux that had some on board functionality but depended on a Palm smartphone for network connectivity and could not run Palm OS applications. Personally, I thought the concept which predated netbooks was a good idea but that the Foleo was priced too high at $600. We don’t know how poorly or well it would have done since it was never launched.
Does this all similar to RIM’s PlayBook tablet strategy? PlayBook is based on QNX which is a real-time UNIX variant, does not directly run BlackBerry OS apps (although it appears an emulator will be available), has some onboard functionality but depends on a RIM BlackBerry for PIM (Personal Information Management) features like (no contacts, calendar, or memos without a connected BlackBerry).
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