Dell Ready to Deal for Palm?

[Caleb_IX]

Dell Ready to Deal for Palm? - InternetNews.com

"Does Dell need an iPhone killer?

Palm could certainly use the help. The Pre, the latest smartphone to be dubbed an "iPhone killer," entered the market last week with more of a burp than a bang. J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster said in a research note that Palm launched the much-hyped Pre with 100,000 units, selling out almost immediately.

Sprint, Palm's sole carrier, received on average 40 units per store while Best Buy got just two to four units. When Apple launches the iPhone 3G S on Wednesday, it will deliver considerably more than 100,000 units to retail and AT&T outlets around the entire United States.

Dulaney believes former Motorola executive Ron Garriques, who now heads consumer electronics at Dell, is the reason for the mobile phone talk from a computer company. "He probably would like to run another cell phone business. But times have changed. Those he would go up against are much bigger and stronger. Dell really needs to find more retail distribution for its notebooks and as such I would see the cell phone channel as a more likely place for them to be with notebooks," he said.

Dell declined to comment on the rumors, while Palm did not return a request for comment."

[dragonbite]

It would be nice if Palm got some momentum to be reborn and provide another alternative to the iPhone/smartphone market, even if it means being bought by Dell.

iPhone vs Android vs Symbian vs Palm makes for some fun choices.. now to just get them all available on Verizon so I can pick-and-choose..