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Re: Speculation: Apple to Buy Palm

  • Subject: Re: Speculation: Apple to Buy Palm
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:29:36 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
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__/ [Tinman] on Friday 10 February 2006 19:27 \__

> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:58:05 +0100, Bartbartelsz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bart
> Bartelsz) wrote:
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> >
http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2149813/apple-bite-palm
>> > 
>> > "Speculation that Apple plans to buy handheld maker Palm has been
>> > revived by a call from two leading Palm investors for the company to be
>> > put up for sale, according to the local paper of both companies."
>> 
>> I don't believe it. They killed Newton years ago, in order to buy
>> Palm???
>> 
> 
> I thought the rumor was that Jobs killed the Newton since it was John
> Sculley's baby. Sculley, the man Jobs hired. Jobs, the man Sculley
> fired.


He killed Newton, he blew Darwin right back into life.


> If true I see no issue with Apple and PDAs... ahem, "organizers" or
> "smart phones" (Sculley coined the term "PDA"). Naturally Jobs would
> have to have his hand it (say hello to white Treos!)
> 
> IMHO, YMMV, IIRC, etc., etc.


*LOL*

Thank goodness for faceplates. Hypothetically-speaking.

Best wishes,

Roy

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