Amazon closest to buying Palm from HP

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Submission + - Amazon closest to buying Palm from HP (venturebeat.com)

Submitted by mikepost on Monday October 03, 2011 @07:41AM

mikepost writes: Who will save what’s left of Palm from HP’s bumbling? It could be Amazon, as the online retailing giant is in serious negotiations to snap up Palm from HP, VentureBeat has learned.

A well-placed source tells us that HP is currently looking to rid itself of Palm as soon as possible, and that Amazon is the closest to finalizing the deal, among a handful of contenders.

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