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2010-04-12
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Anyone surprised?
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2010-04-12
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Let's open a betting pool on who the buyer will be 
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2010-04-12
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It's sad.
Palm started off innovating the PDA market (they were the PDA market years ago) now just another device maker no innovation whatsoever and another typical ******ed "management team" (how may times can you transplant a new brain into frankenstein's monster before you realise the whole thing is dead?!) running the company into the ground.
The Pre was their last chance to get it right - they nearly did it.
This company has had more "last gasps" then SCO!
Let the company die - it's the humane thing to do.
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Palm started off innovating the PDA market (they were the PDA market years ago) now just another device maker no innovation whatsoever and another typical ******ed "management team" (how may times can you transplant a new brain into frankenstein's monster before you realise the whole thing is dead?!) running the company into the ground.
The Pre was their last chance to get it right - they nearly did it.
This company has had more "last gasps" then SCO!
Let the company die - it's the humane thing to do.
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2010-04-12
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Palm have great software, need a bit of help on the hardware front. Nokia is almost the opposite of that, but have too much invested in Symbian anyway to consider a purchase. HTC must be in with a shout, but I'd like them to continue focussing on their Android hardware. Whoever buys them will get a huge amount of patents and expertise, it certainly will be a valuable acquisition to someone.
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2010-04-12
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winmo and palm died because of the stupid people behind it. for years, all you see is the same thing with very slow growth. they were very contented that they're the only 2 smartphone os and didn't expect symbian to gain ground fast. it was too late to regain themselves when iphone came out and the finishing blow from android. it's all over for them...
it's good for microsoft that they're richer than palm so they can try to rise from the ashes again longer than palm...
it's good for microsoft that they're richer than palm so they can try to rise from the ashes again longer than palm...
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2010-04-13
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Palm allready in talks with the chinese mobile giants.
"Huawei and ZTE are potential buyers. It makes sense: they don't have an operating system or a brand, but they have cheap manufacturing costs and money to invest and develop the brand," said IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo in London. "Consumers don't associate Chinese brands with quality products and don't pay a premium for such a mobile phone ... Palm would be perfect for them."
Huawei and ZTE are two of China's biggest success stories, banking on demand from a strong domestic market and growing success overseas, where they compete with the likes of Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and Nokia Siemens Networks [NOKI.UL].
"Huawei and ZTE are potential buyers. It makes sense: they don't have an operating system or a brand, but they have cheap manufacturing costs and money to invest and develop the brand," said IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo in London. "Consumers don't associate Chinese brands with quality products and don't pay a premium for such a mobile phone ... Palm would be perfect for them."
Huawei and ZTE are two of China's biggest success stories, banking on demand from a strong domestic market and growing success overseas, where they compete with the likes of Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and Nokia Siemens Networks [NOKI.UL].
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2010-04-13
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Their hardware is as good as the N900. In fact, it is better (it has more RAM).
The only reason they died is because they needed/wanted a shitload of money (because of previous continual failures and stupid decisions) and didn't get it with this iteration.
The only reason they died is because they needed/wanted a shitload of money (because of previous continual failures and stupid decisions) and didn't get it with this iteration.
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2010-04-13
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Palm has been losing direction (and good people) for years, til the last effort to re-jumpstart the whole thing again (Elevation partners, rubinstein, etc). Too little, too late I guess. Creepy ads didn't help.
ZTE pair-up seems to be a match made in heaven. ZTE is a gargantuan network company with a ****load of mobile phones running who-knows-what OS...
The only remaining question is if they can stomach Palm's asking price...
ZTE pair-up seems to be a match made in heaven. ZTE is a gargantuan network company with a ****load of mobile phones running who-knows-what OS...
The only remaining question is if they can stomach Palm's asking price...
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