Palm will buy rival Handspring for approximately US$169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.
Handspring, which licenses the Palm operating system, has thrown down the guantlet to its rival, ending February with 28 pecent of the US handheld market.
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Palm will buy rival Handspring for approximately US$169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.
News analysis: Palm is hoping that lightning will strike twice with its acquisition of Handspring, but the reunion may not be an easy one.
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