Editing Palm OS (section)

==Modernization==
For several years, [[PalmSource]] had been attempting to create a modern successor for Palm OS 5 and have licensees implement it. Although PalmSource shipped Palm OS Cobalt 6.0 to licensees in January 2004, none adopted it for release devices. PalmSource made major improvements to Palm OS Cobalt with the release of Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 in September 2004 to please licensees, but even the new version did not lead to production devices.

In December 2004, PalmSource announced a new OS strategy. With the acquisition of the mobile phone software company China Mobilesoft, PalmSource planned to port Palm OS on top of a [[Linux kernel]], while still offering both Palm OS Garnet and Palm OS Cobalt.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.access-company.com/news/press/PalmSource/2004/120804_cms.html |title=PalmSource to Extend Leadership in Phone Software with Acquisition of China MobileSoft |publisher=PalmSource |date=December 8, 2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604150635/http://www.access-company.com/news/press/PalmSource/2004/120804_cms.html |archive-date=2012-06-04}}</ref> This strategy was revised in June 2005, when still no device with Palm OS Cobalt was announced. PalmSource announced it was halting all development efforts on any product not directly related to its future Linux based platform.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2139110/palmsource-linux-phone-promised |title=PalmSource halts development on Garnet and Cobalt |publisher=VNUnet News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909170541/http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2139110/palmsource-linux-phone-promised |archive-date=2006-09-09}}</ref>

With the acquisition of PalmSource by ACCESS, Palm OS for Linux was changed to become the [[Access Linux Platform]] which was first announced in February 2006.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2006/021406.html |title=ACCESS and PalmSource Announce the ACCESS Linux Platform |publisher=ACCESS/PalmSource |date=February 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604150635/http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2006/021406.html |archive-date=2012-06-04}}</ref> The initial versions of the platform and software development kits for the Access Linux Platform were officially released in February 2007.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2007/20070212d_alp_pdk.html |title=ACCESS Releases ACCESS Linux Platform PDK and SDK to Licensees and Developers |publisher=ACCESS |date=February 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604150635/http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2007/20070212d_alp_pdk.html |archive-date=2012-06-04}}</ref> As of January 2011, the Access Linux Platform had then yet to ship on any devices, however development kits then existed and public demonstrations had been showcased.

Palm, Inc., the main licensee of Palm OS Garnet, did not license Access Linux Platform for their own devices. Instead, Palm developed another Linux-based operating system called [[Palm webOS]].<ref>[http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8301/colligan-talks-about-next-generation-palm-os-progress/ Colligan Talks About Next Generation Palm OS Progress], PalmInfoCenter news entry</ref> On February 11, 2009, Palm CEO Ed Colligan said there would be no additional Palm OS devices (excepting the Centro being released to other carriers). Palm was focusing on Palm webOS and Windows Mobile devices.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.precentral.net/palm-ceo-ed-colligan-talks-pre-investors |title=Palm CEO Ed Colligan Talks Pre with Investors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212004844/http://www.precentral.net//palm-ceo-ed-colligan-talks-pre-investors |archive-date=2009-02-12}}</ref> On April 1, 2009, Palm announced the availability of a Palm OS emulator for its [[Palm webOS|webOS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmos.com/|title=Palmos.com -|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>