The article starts with "First, let me emphasize that the OS isn't done yet, so these are "forward-looking statements" with no guarantees, but we're quite confident that the information covered here won't change. We anticipate that Palm OS 6 will be completed in the fall of this year, and handed off to licensees for them to create products based on it. Licensees create devices based on their own timelines and as market conditions demand, so you'll have to ask them about their own device plans, but you should get ready for the OS release early enough that you won't be unprepared."

The author is David Fedor, Director of Developer Architecture and Disclosure at PalmSource Inc.