| Sumario: | Industry observers and manufacturers claim that Palm, the leader in the production of hand-held computers, will see its market share shrink unless it gives more companies permission to manufacture the devices. This would mean not only a drop in revenue, but a drop in the level of exposure for Palm's operating-system software, which is regarded by some as the company's lifeline. Although the market for hand-held computers continues to expand, Palm's market share has fallen since 2000, especially in Europe. The company has lost out to devices using software from Microsoft—Windows CE—because, some observers say, of Microsoft's more liberal licensing policy.
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