Lenovo next in occupation to bargain Palm

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Now that HTC has said passing on the electric potential acquisition of Palm (NSDQ: PALM), Lenovo (OTCPK: LNVGY) is up to the plate. Lenovo whitethorn be trying to get into the mobile quad, but I couldn’t imagine that they motivation to bargain Palm as badly as HTC does.

Lenovo is known topper for it’s computers. The troupe acquired the ThinkPad brand from IBM not too long ago, and have since come out with some great computers under the epithet. Lenovo is just acquiring into mobile computer hardware now, and if the company eventually buys Palm, they could be a violence to be reckoned with in the mobile space. It’s not Palm’s epithet, OS, or experience that citizenry are looking for, and it’s surely not it’s stock that’s appealing.  It’s Palm’s intellect property that makes them worth buying, something that some would rich person helped HTC greatly with the lawsuit against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). Palm also has established relationships with US carriers and a proven logistical chain, both of which would give any handset maker a head-beginning in gaining a foothold in the American radio market.

Lenovo whitethorn be next in line, but Palm whitethorn distillery attempt to put up a fight. Palm’s CEO, Jon Rubinstein, says that he believes that the company tin still survive as an independent company. Just in lawsuit it can’t, though, Rubinstein says that, “If someone comes to the board with a reasonable offer of course it’s something we have to consider.” He also said that Palm whitethorn consider licensing WebOS to other French telephone makers – something they should have done in the first spot.

Whatever may become of Palm is uncertain, but I father’t even maintenance anymore. The only real number reason I was even slightly interested in them was the fact that HTC was thinking of buying them, which would rich person been incredible. Not to say Lenovo is a badness company, but their footprint would not be shown in the States anytime soon. As interesting as the LePhone is, I wouldn’t be interested in a Googleless Android earphone with no Market, and Baidu as the supplier of marrow mobile applications.

Thoughts? Who do you wish to buy Palm, or do you think they tin survive and turn it all around?

[Via: VentureBeat]