Comments on: Bono Buys a Piece of Palm http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: » Palm Hit with Layoffs » Blog Archive   Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446#comment-201855 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446#comment-201855 [...] Not unexpected, with the fortunes of Palm on the wane, but I’m sure that there was hope around Palm that the recent infusion of cash by Elevation Partners LP might have reduced the odds of this. On the other hand, the private equity firm might have asked for it. The job cuts, which occurred Thursday, affected “a small percentage” of Palm’s approximately 1,200 employees and were concentrated in the company’s development group, according to a company spokesman. They primarily affected Palm employees in the U.S., he added. Source: ComputerWorld [...] […] Not unexpected, with the fortunes of Palm on the wane, but I’m sure that there was hope around Palm that the recent infusion of cash by Elevation Partners LP might have reduced the odds of this. On the other hand, the private equity firm might have asked for it. The job cuts, which occurred Thursday, affected “a small percentage” of Palm’s approximately 1,200 employees and were concentrated in the company’s development group, according to a company spokesman. They primarily affected Palm employees in the U.S., he added. Source: ComputerWorld […]

]]> by: Bill King http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446#comment-195710 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:00:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446#comment-195710 Daft daft daft. They're playing a very nice game of too little too late. They're trying to catchup to where we are currently now, several years of development time later. Good luck to them, they've got a long climb ahead. Daft daft daft. They’re playing a very nice game of too little too late. They’re trying to catchup to where we are currently now, several years of development time later. Good luck to them, they’ve got a long climb ahead.

]]> by: The Hot Iron http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446#comment-195708 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:46:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4446#comment-195708 <strong>Palm Elevated to the Next Level...</strong> Is it getting better for Palm? Apparently so, as today it was announced that the mobile device manufacturer sold a 25% stake in itself to Elevation Partners, a private equity firm who counts as one of its partners Bono, the lead singer of U2. This anno... Palm Elevated to the Next Level…

Is it getting better for Palm? Apparently so, as today it was announced that the mobile device manufacturer sold a 25% stake in itself to Elevation Partners, a private equity firm who counts as one of its partners Bono, the lead singer of U2. This anno…

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