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Apple to Buy out Palm?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can't-imagine-why dept.

JFlex writes "According to a story over at Personal Computer World 'Speculation that Apple plans to buy handheld maker Palm has been revived by a call from two leading Palm investors for the company to be put up for sale, according to the local paper of both companies.'"

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  1. Something, Anything by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    With the Intel fiasco killing sales and iPod sales slowing, buying Palm sounds like a good idea.

    AAPL is down 20 percent and looks like it is on its way to the mid-50s support level.

  2. Re:Complete Article, Slow Site by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Mod parent down. the server is not slow, he's just trying to advertize his hosting business.

  3. Re:The one corporation to rule them all... by somersault · · Score: 0, Troll

    because then 'innovative' companies like Apple and Palm will be f***ed up by crappy companies like dell and microshaft? >_>

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    which is totally what she said
  4. Re:In other news... by Golias · · Score: -1, Troll

    The history is that Apple created the market and abandoned it, and Palm entered it and briefly succeeded before fizzling out.

    There. Fixed it for you.

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    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.