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Title: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: sam on April 29, 2010, 05:57

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Palm Inc. a pioneer in the smart phone business that couldn't quite make the comeback it needed, has agreed to be bought out by Hewlett-Packard Co. for about $1.4 billion in cash.

http://www.physorg.com/news191690736.html

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Simon on April 30, 2010, 09:58

Palm is never one I took much interest in.

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Rik on April 30, 2010, 10:01

I got one free when they first launched. :)

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Simon on April 30, 2010, 10:17

Why?

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Rik on April 30, 2010, 10:22

Sysops at Compuserve were issued with them. It's good PR, if we liked them, our members got told. That's why we got free AV software too.

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Simon on April 30, 2010, 11:11

So, why can't I have a free Desire?  :bawl:

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Rik on April 30, 2010, 11:15

Not enough PR to be had. CI$ was different because it was a very large community and world wide.

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Simon on April 30, 2010, 11:17

We're world wide!  We have spammers from all over the place!  ;)

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Rik on April 30, 2010, 11:18

 ;D

But not several million active members all paying to be here. Sadly. ;)

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Simon on April 30, 2010, 11:20

I knew we'd gone wrong somewhere. 

Title: Re: HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)
Post by: Rik on April 30, 2010, 11:23

 ;D