HP Fought Off Apple, Google and RIM To Win Palm
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Apple was a key player in the race to snap up ailing smartphone maker Palm earlier this year, but was outbid by HP's $1.2 billion offer, Business Insider reports.Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, Business Insider disclosed that search giant Google and Blackberry maker Research in Motion were also looking to purchase the company.The Business Insider source claims that Apple was very interested in acquiring Palm's library of intellectual property, which...
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