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Apple, RIM, Google All Bid On Palm

Posted by timothy on from the face-palm-apple dept.

imamac writes "It seems HP was only one of many bidders for the struggling Palm. The others included Apple, RIM and even Google. You may now commence speculation on why the various companies wanted Palm."

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  1. It seems to me by breakzoidbeg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That Palms Patent portfolio would have been the target. Palm has been around for years, and they have a deep patent well to draw from.

  2. Marginally Useful by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I can see why those three would bid, but it's also clear why HP was willing to pay more - they gained something entirely new. So, they'll gain a real competitive edge from the buy, not just a fanciful IP one.

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  3. Re:Apple vs. Nokia by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To me, patent trolls are companies that people are companies that don't actually create any products themselves, but just hold patents and use them to extract money from companies that do create products. They are parasites.

    Neither Apple nor Nokia are patent trolls.