Palm: webOS device production has NOT been halted

Well-reputed analyst houses think before giving out releases. OTR Global apparently forgot to check the calendar when declaring that webOS device production was halted – but forgot to look at the calendar.

The real reason for the delay is the Chinese new year – Palm’s plant is in China, and Chinese celebrate the Chinese new year just like Europeans or Americans celebrate new year’s eve. This means state-wide vacations…

Palm’s Derick Mains furthermore stated the following:

Palm regularly adjusts its product manufacturing levels to manage inventory. In anticipation of the Verizon Wireless launch and Chinese New Year, we increased production levels prior to February, and anticipate ramping production back up after the Chinese New Year ends.

Not much to add here…

Image: Wikimedia Commons / Bob Jagendorf

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