PKZip enabled faster downloads over modem links and played a crucial role in the development of BBSes, online services and the Internet. Uncertainty over the fate of Microsoft have driven down Microsoft stock , with the result that Oracle CEO and Gates rival Larry Ellison is now the world's richest man . Palm is planning a bigger push into wireless services . Sources say the company may offer two wireless product lines to cover its bets. One will be based on the Bluetooth 2.4 GHz protocol.
Voice commands are also central to the company's plans.
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