Palm takes shot at RIM with U.S. ads

palm shot at blackberry This being Valentine’s Day, Palm has decided to give the world the gift of uptime.

The struggling handset maker is uh, trying to console Crackberry users still suffering from withdrawal after Monday’s network outage. The company’s taken out full page ads in several national U.S. papers and media outlets to let people know that Palm users don’t have to worry about such things as third-party servers and blackouts.

The company’s U.S. homepage is also running the ad that promises Palm devices will deliver "uptime."

The struggling handset maker of course will take any opportunity it can get to take RIM, a smartphone market leader, down a peg or two.

Canada being RIM’s backyard, you’d think Palm would roll the ads out here. You know, hit the giant where it hurts. Alas, I have yet to see the ads in any Canadian publication or media outlet. Have I missed them?

The company’s longtime Canadian president, Mike Moskowitz, left in November last year after at least 10 years as division head to become XM Canada’s president. What’s going on with Palm in Canada?

February 14, 2008 | Filed Under News Items and Commentary 

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