IBM plans to discontinue the WorkPad, its line of Palm OS handhelds, CNET News.com has learned. Big Blue actually made the decision last year but has continued to sell its two WorkPad models because it has them in inventory, IBM spokesman Rick Bause said.
The products are essentially Palm handhelds with an IBM logo on them. The $399 WorkPad c505 is a re-badged m505, while the $329 c500 is an m500 emblazoned with Big Blue’s logo.
Bause said the company is no longer actively developing WorkPad products and is focusing on other parts of its computing line as it tries to make its PC business more profitable.
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