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Note To RIM — Buy Palm… Just In Case…

March 19, 2010 by Robb Dunewood 9 Comments

As some of you long time RIMarkable readers may know, I am on the record several times stating that Research in Motion should buy Palm.  The last time that I felt strongly about this was back in late 2008 before webOS came out and Palm’s stock price was down under $2.00.

Even though webOS is a strong mobile operating system, in my opinion, Palm just can’t seem to get right when it comes to running the company.  Their stock price today (at the time of this posting) is down 19% or so to $4.60 and the downward spiral, according to some analysts, is going to continue downward to $0.  (I’ve never heard of a $0 target before)

I will go on the record again…

Research in Motion should buy Palm!

If for no other reason RIM should buy Palm just in case the the next BlackBerry OS misses the mark.  I know that mobile operating systems take years of development and RIM is already heavily invested in whatever BlackBerry OS 6 is going to be, however, if OS 6 doesn’t do all the cool stuff that Windows Phone 7 will do and what the iPhone, Android, and webOS do now, the BlackBerry’s chances in the consumer market are all but shot.

I am not saying that RIM should just completely scrap the new BlackBerry OS for webOS.  webOS, however, has legs, and isn’t the reason for all of Palm’ woes.  If RIM can pick up Palm on the cheap, I say go for it.  They would have a solid OS to pull ideas from, a small, but, loyal base of fans that may stick with webOS if they know a company like RIM is standing behind them, and RIM may be able to divert BlackBerry users looking to defect to a line of devices still in their family.

webOS is too good a mobile OS for it to just die off with Palm.  Someone is going to by them.  It may as well be RIM…

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Filed Under: RIM Tagged With: BlackBerry OS 6.0, Palm, webOS

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  1. gquaglia says

    March 19, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    Agreed!!

    Reply
  2. a1by says

    March 19, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    1UP!

    Reply
  3. iPhoneRulz says

    March 19, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Let me get this straight. lackberry is getting their lunch handed to them by the iPhone and even Google and your solution is for them to buy Palm? That has got to be the most ridiculous thing you said since saying the iPhone would never outsell the lackberry…

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    • bluehorseshoe says

      March 19, 2010 at 3:36 pm

      Three-and-a-half reasons prevent me from going along with you on your crazy iPhone ride.

      1. AT&T.
      2. Battery.
      3. Multi-tasking (although 4.0 will take care of that…)
      1/2. Email. BB’s rule this area. I’m spoiled.

      As for your comment regarding RIM purchasing Palm being ridiculous, I think you’re ridiculous in making that comment. Was it ridiculous when MS threw some money into Apple back in the day when Apple was down and out? MS Office on a MAC? Peanut butter and Jelly?

      Comon’. Give it a break. We get it. You like your iPhone. It “Rulz!” But Robb has a good point here. If you disagree with his point of view, then state so with reasons as opposed to calling him out with lazy rhetoric.

      Reply
  4. bluehorseshoe says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    I’ve been preaching it and will continue to do so…RIM + webOS = sweet. IMO, webOS is the best OS out there for phones. Add in the BB communication hub of email and messenger and that’s a recipe for success. RIM should focus on making the purchase, integrate the companies ASAP and concentrate on the HW design. If RIM put out a device that offered webOS, BB Mail and Messenger, on a device that had the form factor/build of the Devour, I’d be on it and wouldn’t talk about N1’s, etc.

    Now, will that happen? I don’t think so. RIM strikes me as a company that’s very arrogant and blinded with their own success. Countdown is nearing for my N1 VZW purchase.

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  5. bluehorseshoe says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Robb, you should run a poll on this and see what develops. I’d be curious…

    Reply
    • Robb Dunewood says

      March 19, 2010 at 3:53 pm

      That’s a good idea. Should RIM Buy Palm?

      Reply
  6. Jay says

    March 19, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    i really dont understand why iPhoneRulz even go to this site? It’s apparent, that he have a dislike for blackberry and fanatic for apple’s products. is he that bored with his iphone that he goes onto other platforms websites and make comments to promote how much he love the iphone? or is it because he just want to get on Robb’s nerves….haha.

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  7. Sam K says

    March 19, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    I agree. At a minimum they could incorporate some of the WebOS features into future iterations of the Blackberry OS.

    Reply

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