Linux and Windows (CE and XP) seem to be the main directions for the OS future development. Palm One looks like the future leading provider of handhelds and the Palm OS will still be the leading operating system.

The good part is almost all handhelds synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, and Palm Desktop. When the user synchronizes, the data is backed up on both the handheld and the computer. Handhelds are very portable, so if someone loses the handheld, the data is safe back at the desktop. A new handheld will easily synchronize all the user’s data, calendars, contacts and applications back into the Palm.