Michael Abbott - Michael Abbott leads the application platform and services development for the company's next-generation Palm webOS platform. He has extensive experience in building technically challenging web-based applications and services.
Before joining Palm, Abbott was the general manager of .NET Online Services at Microsoft, where he led efforts to deliver a services platform that enabled the development of large-scale Internet-based services. Prior to Microsoft, he co-founded Passenger Inc., where he served as chairman and led the development of the company's consumer marketing SAAS platform. Abbott also founded Composite Software, creator of industry-leading enterprise information integration software, where he served as the CEO/CTO.
Abbott holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University, and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. at the University of Washington.
Palm stole the show at CES, unveiling the new Palm Pre – the first phone based on Palm's groundbreaking new webOS.
Mike Abbott, SVP of Application Software and Services for Palm explains how webOS will change the way users and developers think about mobile web experiences.
Although he mentioned HTML 5 he didn't make it clear whether they supported it. Whilst using HTML technologies opens a lot doors to developers it also can add a layer of complication.
@back_ache - Hmm, doesn't HTML 5 compatibility have to do more with the browsers rather than the mobile device you have? It's like asking if your phone can handle javascript or CSS. Flash is different but all phones should be able to handle these tools.