Apple, Google and RIM are interested with Palm

Acquisition of Palm, which opened early this year has attracted several leading technology companies. Not many people know that if Apple and Google also briefly glanced at it.

However, as is known, Hewlett-Packard (HP) eventually won the bidding on the Palm worth U.S. $ 1.2 billion. Earlier, HTC and Lenovo becomes the bustling company called smartphones are going to buy the company. In fact, apart from that there is also Apple, Google and the BlackBerry, Research In Motion (RIM) is interested woo Palm smartphone.

Apple and Google seem to look at Palm smartphone as a repository of intellectual property and patents of potential growth for their companies. Reportedly, as quoted from Cnet, on Friday (07/16/2010), Apple could offer Palm's patent portfolio. Although for that, Apple should support two different platforms of competing applications. But then, Apple does not supply enough heartbreaking Palm.

Google also, as stated by people in the internet leader, had intended to acquire Palm, but then failed to make an offer.

Likewise with RIM, have fared the same as Apple and Google. Although RIM is actually the first company that approached the Palm. But alas, the HP and then come up with higher bids.

Many analysts assess, Palm to HP's acquisition is an important step for them before entering the smartphone market. HP was so smitten with the operating system webOS owned by Palm and intend to develop it.