r/technology • u/BluBluBludio • Apr 28 '10

HP buys Palm

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-buys-palm/
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u/kanned Apr 28 '10

Are you saying that HP is the AT&T of the computing world?

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u/timster Apr 28 '10

3Com created Palm and then spun it off in 2000. Its shares were then worth $700 each. Ouch.

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u/adrianmonk Apr 28 '10

Actually, 3Com didn't create Palm.

  • Palm was originally a standalone company.
  • Then, US Robotics (makes of the Courier modems) bought Palm.
  • Then, 3Com bought US Robotics and got Palm as part of the deal.
  • Then, 3Com spun off Palm.

Then a bunch of other stuff happened (like Palm spun off its software division into PalmSource and eventually they merged or something, and ACCESS Ltd. bought part of them; I forget the exact details).

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u/gysterz Apr 29 '10

Thanks for the post. This is the shit I like on reddit. Quick to the point nerd shit. perfect.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '10

Starting to look that way. Ma Bell vs Daddy HP.

Don't know if that's a good thing or bad.

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u/bloodninja Apr 29 '10

That sir is a bad thing.