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So Palm = Groupon? http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/13/groupon-raises-huge-new-round-at-1-2-billion-valuation/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/13/groupon-raises-hug

• ziadbc 16y ago
  Well, Palm is a publicly traded company. Their valuation is fairly objective. HP actually paying more than the market cap of 784 M. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=palm&d=t http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=palm&d=t Groupon doesn't have that litmus test, and valuations and cash money are two different things.
• dschobel 16y ago
  Actually paying $1.2B in cash and stock is different than an investment of arbitrary size with a $1.2B valuation. Think of it more as, the perceived value way way way down the road of groupon == palm's value as of an hour ago.
• TotlolRon 16y ago
  An apple and orange may sell at some day at some market to some buyer for roughly the same price. Doesn't make apple == orange.
  • armandososa 16y ago
    That's a very good insight.