R.I.P. Laptops - The Smart Bet is the Smart Phone

With Microsoft and Palm teaming up on the new Treo, it's obvious that the companies are working together to try and put an end to RIM's dominence in the smartphone arena. However, what might be the most important aspect of this deal between these dominant players is the added innovation that will be brought to the smartphone - a device which is rapidly growing in adoption and which may, sooner rather than later, replace the laptop as the be all, end all for mobile computing.

R.I.P. Thinkpad. You had your 15 minutes.