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Originally Posted by BobR
Who knows?! But I think the movement may have come because Palm is hiring Linux people, not because of a buyout. That hiring would seem to suggest that Palm Inc is serious about PalmOS for Linux (unless it's their own separate Linux work), which is a great indicator that PalmSource will continue to supply the OS for Palm Inc devices.
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My thoughts exactly. It's encouraging that Palm Inc. appears to have genuine interest in Linux. If they were really interested in buying back PalmSource, they would've done so already. Why invest $30 million for ownership of the "Palm" name first and then buy the entire company just a few months later? What kind of impression would such a "zig-zag" policy make on (potential) investors?