HTC not buying Palm

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Shaun

A source within HTC has told Reuters that HTC will not be buying Palm because “There just weren’t enough synergies to take the deal forward.” This is bad news and leaves Lenovo as the remaining purchaser unless RIM or Nokia step up to the plate. If no-one wants Palm, what then?

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12 Responses to HTC not buying Palm

  1. gavinfabl says:
    April 23, 2010 at 8:10 am

    Palm brings out killer hardware running webos at $99.

  2. Mr. Fatuous says:
    April 23, 2010 at 8:43 am

    Did they check down the back of the sofa? I found a load of synergies in mine.

    What about low hanging fruit, did they have enough of that?

  3. statto says:
    April 23, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Get a PDA247 consortium to buy it. We could make a better job of it than Palm!

  4. Tom Munch says:
    April 23, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    Shall we pool our money and buy ‘em?!

  5. Mr. Fatuous says:
    April 23, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    I would do but they currently won’t accept my credit card

  6. murrayalex says:
    April 23, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    I’ve got 35 shares in Palm so there’s a start……who’s with me?

  7. Shaun says:
    April 23, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    OK. We have your 35. I will throw mine in, so that’s 35 so far…

  9. murrayalex says:
    April 23, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    They’re only $5 each…..if we all buy a few….we can take control and bring back the old Palm OS, reintroduce the Treo…hmmmm..perhaps it’s not such a good idea after all.

  10. Shaun says:
    April 23, 2010 at 9:55 pm

    We have to keep the tradition going and make crap hardware though.

  11. gavinfabl says:
    April 23, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    Guys, guys . It’s obvious. Introducing the palm T3 mk2. Revolutionary collasping screen. 1.5mp camera just to make you want to upgrade.

  12. Mr. Fatuous says:
    April 23, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    Can I design the power button that stops working properly after a few months?
    It’s been a “feature” since the palm pilot.