@djsundog very much so, and part of that was Mark Hurd seemingly buying out a friend's company, then curiously leave in a "scandal" that let him get a new job with his pal, Larry Ellison. Hurd's replacement, Leo Apothecker, wanted out of making devices.
But Palm was hurting before that. They needed to be a viable alternative to Android but failed to make their case. Part of that was an apps ecosystem that was unfamiliar to consumers. 1/2