According to the San Francisco Chronicle , a source close to the negotiations said that Apple, Google, and Research in Motion all tried to acquire Palm. The source stated that RIM pretty much had the deal in its hands, however, “had to work incredibly hard to blow it”
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RIM Tried To Buy Palm — “Had To Work Incredibly Hard To Blow It”
Well, we knew someone was going to acquire Palm at a basement bargain price. I hoped that it would be RIM, thought that it would be HTC or Lenovo, but, it looks like the spoils are going to HP. Press Release PALO ALTO, Calif. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HP (NYSE: HPQ – News) and Palm, Inc
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HP To Acquire Palm For $1.2 Billion
This probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone but, maybe, CEO Jon Rubinstein , however, the inevitable Palm buyout is imminent . According to Bloomberg , Palm is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Qatalyst Partners to find a buyer, although the company has not officially said that they are doing so as of yet.
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Who Will Buy Palm? The Fire Sale Is On
If you’ve read more than 2 or 3 posts here on RIMarkable, you’ve probably gathered that I am a pretty big fan of the BlackBerry. Some would even call me a BlackBerry Fanboy… That being said, I recently bought a Palm Pre Plus from Verizon . I’d be willing to bet, however, that it was for reasons other than what you are thinking… To make a long story short, if you are at all interested in a Verizon MiFi 2200 , strongly consider the Palm Pre Plus or Palm Pixi Plus as an alternative… If you are asking yourself “ what in the world does getting a Verizon webOS device have to do with the MiFi 2200 “, both the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus have 3G Mobile Hotspot capability built-in. This means that the Pre and the Pixi can do essentially the same job as the MiFi 2200 allowing you to create a mobile hotspot supporting up to 5 devices via Wi-Fi over your device’s 3G connection. The kicker is that 3G Mobile Hotspot on Verizon webOS devices is now free, and, the unlimited data plan on the Pre and the Pixi is only $39.99 as compared to $59.99 on the MiFi 2200 . At the end of the day, you can get a webOS device from Verizon to do the job of a MiFi 2200 Mobile Hotspot, but, pay less for it and get a webOS based smartphone to play around with. Like I said, if you are thinking about getting a Verizon MiFi 2200, you should really check out Palm Pre Plus or Pixi Plus and see if it works for you… So, I Bought A Palm Pre… is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: Palm Makes It Easy To Port iPhone Games To WebOS With New PDK Note To RIM — Buy Palm… Just In Case… Palm Pixi Plus And Palm Pre Plus Now Available From Verizon I Want My BlackBerry To Do What The Verizon MiFi 2200 Does
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So, I Bought A Palm Pre…
When it comes to smartphone market share in the United States, the BlackBerry is still king of the hill according to a recent report by comScore, however, Android is coming on strong. For the three month period ending Feb
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BlackBerry Still #1, But, Android Is Coming On Strong
When it comes to U.S.
As some of you long time RIMarkable readers may know, I am on the record several times stating that Research in Motion should buy Palm. The last time that I felt strongly about this was back in late 2008 before webOS came out and Palm’s stock price was down under $2.00. Even though webOS is a strong mobile operating system, in my opinion, Palm just can’t seem to get right when it comes to running the company. Their stock price today (at the time of this posting) is down 19% or so to $4.60 and the downward spiral, according to some analysts, is going to continue downward to $0. (I’ve never heard of a $0 target before) I will go on the record again… Research in Motion should buy Palm! If for no other reason RIM should buy Palm just in case the the next BlackBerry OS misses the mark. I know that mobile operating systems take years of development and RIM is already heavily invested in whatever BlackBerry OS 6 is going to be, however, if OS 6 doesn’t do all the cool stuff that Windows Phone 7 will do and what the iPhone, Android, and webOS do now, the BlackBerry’s chances in the consumer market are all but shot
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Note To RIM — Buy Palm… Just In Case…
This is the latest TV ad from Palm . It’s actually pretty good. Unfortunately for Palm, they didn’t launch the Pre with ads like this. Instead of a little Mos Def and a hot young lady walking down the street showing you what webOS can do, the marketing geniuses at Palm decided to freak you out with this spot. Why Didn’t Palm Run Adds Like This When They Launched The Pre
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Why Didn’t Palm Run Adds Like This When They Launched The Pre?
