The article makes a good point that Palm would be a good acquisition target with all its patents (they did rule the smartphone market for many years), relativel

The article makes a good point that Palm would be a good acquisition target with all its patents (they did rule the smartphone market for many years), relatively tiny market cap and uncertain position in the market (small player amongst many giants). It would be a bit out of place for google to buy them (ie buying a hardware company whose software can't fit in google's), although it may work as a talent (Jon Rubenstein) and patent acquisition in their fight against Apple.