#Michael Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 NEW YORK - Nokia and up to three other potential bidders are interested in buying Palm Inc., which could be sold for some $2 billion as early as this week, a technology news Web site said.Unstrung.com quoted unidentified sources close to the situation as saying Palm?s management preferred a private equity buyer. It speculated that Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake Partners were among the private equity firms interested. Another bidder for Palm, which makes the Treo smartphone and other handheld digital devices, may be Motorola Inc., the site said. Full article: MSNBC.com If palm handhelds or software goes away then all we have left if windows mobile. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted March 20, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 20, 2007 Honestly I wouldn't mind... Palm's software seems to have just stopped in time as far as advancements go... Windows Mobile seems to keep evolving and getting better while Palm hasn't changed much. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588411690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted March 20, 2007 MVC Share Posted March 20, 2007 so is gateway, I heard acer is gonna buy um up Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588411751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted March 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2007 Shame since I love my Treo 700wx. Hope no one destroys the standard look and the easy use of the Treo phone in general. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588412690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavacer Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Honestly I wouldn't mind... Palm's software seems to have just stopped in time as far as advancements go... Windows Mobile seems to keep evolving and getting better while Palm hasn't changed much. Thats Access formally Palm Source. Its a different company. This is just palm hardware. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588412704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2007 I'm hoping it's Nokia, i like their phones (i haven't managed to kill one yet). Also hope Palm or whoever it is, gets around to getting the OS based on Linux finished, an officially supported Linux distribution for Palm devices would make it attractive to the hacker crowd. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588412708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavacer Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I'm hoping it's Nokia, i like their phones (i haven't managed to kill one yet).Also hope Palm or whoever it is, gets around to getting the OS based on Linux finished, an officially supported Linux distribution for Palm devices would make it attractive to the hacker crowd. Yes i am hoping that as well. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588412719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted March 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thats Access formally Palm Source. Its a different company. This is just palm hardware. Oh, never mind then. Well I still wouldn't mind, but hopefully it's Nokia because they make very attractive hardware. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/547778-palm-inc-expected-to-be-taken-over-this-week/#findComment-588413838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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