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PalmOne Buys Back Palm Name

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May 24, 2005, 11:33 AM   by (staff)

PalmOne has acquired the rights to the Palm brand. The Palm brand has been co-owned by PalmOne and PalmSource, the software branch of Palm, since the two companies were split. The hardware company has purchased full ownership of the name for $30 million. The company currently known as PalmOne will become Palm, Inc. again later this year. They will unveil a new logo for the Palm brand this summer and expect devices launched in the fall to bear the new Palm brand.

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mmcnier

May 24, 2005, 12:00 PM

What is in a name?

Apparently 30 million smackers! Was that a wise investment though?
mmcnier said:
Apparently 30 million smackers! Was that a wise investment though?
I'd imagine the Palm board felt "PalmSource" to be too confusing to the general public? This probably buys them nothing more than peace of...
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