At this time last year, experts are full of praise for the new operating system Palm had designed mobile phones, webOS.
But customers failed their latest products, and early this year was clear that Palms only hope to avoid bankruptcy was to be acquired.
HP won the famous Round in April and leafed up 1.2 billion U.S. dollars for the crisis-ridden mobile manufacturer.
Before there were many speculations about who would take over the crisis-ridden mobile manufacturer, and its many patents. HTC, Lenovo, LG, Dell, Microsoft, ZTE and Huawei were mentioned as potential stakeholders.Later they announced that Palm contacted a total of 16 players in advance of the sale.
In addition to HP, it was Apple, Google, Nokia, Lenovo and Research In Motion (RIM) that seemed most eager, reveals Business Insider this week.
According to sources with knowledge of the sale to Apple discussions have wanted to switch hands on the Palm because of their extensive patent portfolio. Palm has said New York Times over 450 different patents granted, and almost as many applications pending.
One of the stakeholders invited 600 million U.S. dollars for the Palm, according to Business Insider, this was Apple. Google to said posting having been as interested, but apparently only to prevent Apple. It should never, however, have come a bid from the search giant, reportedly because they did not know about the offer from Apple.
Furthermore, they write that Nokia was not around to catch up when betting was initiated. However, RIM will have been very close to securing Palm, HP inserted before the final and decisive blow.
