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/

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.