Ever wonder just how well RIM is doing compared to Palm?

I think this summary from the Gaurdian sums it up nicely.

Palm

• Key product Treo smartphone
• Location Sunnyvale, California
• Annual sales $1.57bn (£800m)
• Profits $336m (year to June)
• Employees 1,103
• Market capitalisation $1.4bn
• Shares Down 44% since April

Research in Motion

• Key product BlackBerry
• Location Waterloo, Ontario
• Annual sales $2.06bn
• Profits $382m (year to March)
• Employees 4,784
• Market capitalisation: $24bn
• Shares: Up 123% since July